Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 15894 
Family Santalaceae 
Species Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.
Collector Information S. Hegji  (119)  04 June 2011
Geography United States,  Utah, Tooele County
Lat./Long. 40°  0' 12.17" N, 112°  27 ' 39.74" W at 6120 feet (1865 m)
Locality Sheeprock Mountains, ca. 0.5 km west of Harker Canyon; 
Ecology grassy hillside above stream. 

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.

Common Name(s): bastard toadflax.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=501614, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Santalales
                                Family: Santalaceae
                                    Genus: Comandra
                                        Species: Comandra umbellata
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
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Images of other samples of the same species:
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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
15897 Alyssum desertorum     1.2 mi. SE
15854 Alyssum desertorum     1.2 mi. SE
15898 Amelanchier utahensis     1.2 mi. SE
15940 Argemone munita     same section
15853 Cercocarpus ledifolius     1.2 mi. SE
15852 Cymopterus longipes     1.1 mi. SE
15896 Eremogone loisiae     1.1 mi. SE
15943 Eriogonum microthecum     1.1 mi. SE
15947 Eriogonum racemosum     1.9 mi. SE
15912 Erythronium grandiflorum     2 mi. SE
14131 Linanthus pungens     10.2 mi. N
15895 Penstemon humilis  var. brevifolius  1 mi. SE
15944 Petrophytum caespitosum     1.1 mi. SE
03166 Psora decipiens      "fishscale lichen" 6.6 mi. N
15855 Salix      1.1 mi. SE
15899 Salix bebbiana     1.1 mi. SE
14130 Tetradymia glabrata     10.2 mi. N

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Harker Canyon (Valley) Tooele County, UT 1.1 mi. SW   Erickson Knoll 
Wasatch National Forest-Vernon Division (Forest) Tooele County, UT 1.4 mi. E 6119  Dutch Peak 
Grove Hollow (Valley) Tooele County, UT 1.6 mi. E   Dutch Peak 
Benmore Experimental Pastures (Flat) Tooele County, UT 2.5 mi. N 5791  Vernon 
Benmore Experiment Station (Locale) Tooele County, UT 2.1 mi. E 5975  Vernon 
Benmore Guard Station (Locale) Tooele County, UT 2.2 mi. E 5965  Vernon 
Benmore (Locale) Tooele County, UT 2.2 mi. E 5965  Vernon 
Lion Hill (Summit) Tooele County, UT 2.2 mi. W 6890  Erickson Knoll 
Lion Hill Spring (Spring) Tooele County, UT 2.3 mi. W 6716  Erickson Knoll 
Snow Hollow (Valley) Tooele County, UT 2.6 mi. SE   Dutch Peak 
Dutch Peak (Summit) Tooele County, UT 3.5 mi. S 8816  Dutch Peak 
Stepladder Trough (Flat) Tooele County, UT 3 mi. NW 6086  Lookout Pass 
Bennion Creek (Stream) Tooele County, UT 3.2 mi. NE   Dutch Peak 
Sheeprock Mountains (Range) Tooele County, UT 3.8 mi. S 8114  Dutch Peak 
North Oak Brush Creek (Stream) Tooele County, UT 3.8 mi. N   Erickson Knoll 
North Pine Canyon (Valley) Tooele County, UT 3.1 mi. W   Erickson Knoll 
Black Peak (Summit) Tooele County, UT 4.1 mi. S 8882  Dutch Peak 
Dutch Creek (Stream) Tooele County, UT 4.3 mi. N   Dutch Peak 
Chief Green Jacket Grave (Cemetery) Tooele County, UT 3.4 mi. E 6034  Vernon 
Red Skin Knolls (Summit) Tooele County, UT 3.8 mi. SE 7087  Dutch Peak 

Links

Taxon Links for species Comandra umbellata  (L.) Nutt.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Comandra+umbellata

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