Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 04701 
Family Ericaceae 
Species Vaccinium uliginosum L.
Common name "bog blueberry"
Collector Information D.M. Barnes  (567)  11 August 2000 , with K.T. Harper, D. Carter
Geography United States,  Utah, Summit County
Lat./Long. 40°  37' 0.01" N, 110°  58 ' 0.01" W at 9964 feet (3037 m)
Locality Highway 150, W of Lily Lake. 
Ecology bog area on S side of road. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


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

     Vaccinium uliginosum L.

     Vaccinium occidentale Gray
     Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. alpinum (Bigelow) Hultén
     Vaccinium uliginosum var. alpinum Bigelow
     Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. gaultherioides (Bigelow) S.B. Young
     Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. microphyllum Lange
     Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. occidentale (Gray) Hultén
     Vaccinium uliginosum var. occidentale (Gray) Hara
     Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. pedris (Harshberger) S.B. Young
     Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. pubescens (Wormsk. ex Hornem.) S.B. Young
     Vaccinium uliginosum var. salicinum (Cham.) Hultén

Common Name(s): bog blueberry.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=23574, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Dilleniidae
                            Order: Ericales
                                Family: Ericaceae
                                    Genus: Vaccinium
                                        Species: Vaccinium uliginosum
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 04701s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 02210s1.jpg 
02210
specimen image: 03072s1.jpg 
03072
specimen image: 07993s1.jpg 
07993
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07994
specimen image: 09763s1.jpg 
09763
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09802

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
09532 Allium brevistylum      "shortstyle wild onion" 2544 ft. N
04690 Arnica latifolia      "broad-leaf arnica" same section
14766 Artemisia tridentata  var. vaseyana  same section
15272 Betula glandulosa      "resin birch" 1349 ft. NW
14763 Betula glandulosa     908 ft. NW
04714 Betula glandulosa      "resin birch" same section
14427 Betula glandulosa     1579 ft. NW
04653 Carex utriculata      "Northwest Territory sedge" same section
04715 Castilleja miniata      "giant red Indian paintbrush" same section
09530 Castilleja miniata      "giant red Indian paintbrush" 2544 ft. N
04662 Castilleja rhexiifolia      "meadow-beauty paintbrush" same section
06566 Ceanothus velutinus      "snowbrush ceanothus" 899 ft. W
14429 Ceanothus velutinus     1.2 mi. S
14756 Chimaphila umbellata     2967 ft. N
04663 Gentiana calycosa      "Rainier pleated gentian" same section
04651 Hierochloe odorata      "sweetgrass" same section
14759 Ledum glandulosum     2967 ft. N
14420 Ledum glandulosum     same section
15952 Nuphar polysepala     2.2 mi. N
15782 Nuphar polysepala     2.2 mi. N
15951 Nuphar polysepala     2.2 mi. N
04691 Polygonum bistortoides      "American bistort" same section
02289 Prunus virginiana      "chokecherry" 251 ft. E
14432 Pseudotsuga menziesii     1.2 mi. S
14423 Pyrola asarifolia     same section
14425 Pyrola secunda     same section
14426 Ribes viscosissimum  var. viscosissimum  1579 ft. NW
14762 Salix lucida     908 ft. NW
04661 Selaginella densa      "lesser spikemoss" same section
14757 Shepherdia canadensis     2967 ft. N
10914 Sorbus scopulina      "mountain-ash" 1.2 mi. S
04700 Sphagnum capillaceum     same section
14421 Vaccinium cespitosum     same section
14758 Vaccinium cespitosum     2967 ft. N
14765 Vaccinium membranaceum     908 ft. NW
04660 Vaccinium scoparium      "grouse whortleberry" same section
14424 Vaccinium scoparium     same section
14428 Vaccinium uliginosum     1579 ft. NW
14764 Vaccinium uliginosum     908 ft. NW

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Alexander Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 0.8 mi. SW 9344  Iron Mine Mountain 
Smooth Rock Falls (Falls) Wasatch County, UT 1 mi. S 8501  Iron Mine Mountain 
Cobble Creek (Stream) Wasatch County, UT 1.1 mi. S   Iron Mine Mountain 
Spectacle Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.3 mi. N 9754  Mirror Lake 
Duchesne Tunnel (Tunnel) Wasatch County, UT 1.2 mi. SE 10086  Iron Mine Mountain 
Slate Gorge (Valley) Summit County, UT 1.4 mi. NE   Mirror Lake 
Buckeye Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.5 mi. N 9686  Mirror Lake 
Cobblerest Campground (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 1.6 mi. S 8291  Iron Mine Mountain 
Slate Gorge Overlook (Locale) Summit County, UT 1.7 mi. NE 9013  Mirror Lake 
Lambert Meadow (Flat) Summit County, UT 1.4 mi. W 9528  Iron Mine Mountain 
Blue Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.2 mi. N 9991  Mirror Lake 
Trident Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.3 mi. N 9810  Mirror Lake 
Beth Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.5 mi. N 9781  Mirror Lake 
Duchesne Monument (Pillar) Summit County, UT 2.2 mi. SW 8160  Iron Mine Mountain 
Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 2.4 mi. NE 9210  Mirror Lake 
West Portal (Locale) Summit County, UT 2.3 mi. SW 8157  Iron Mine Mountain 
Broadhead Lake (Lake) Wasatch County, UT 2.1 mi. E 9945  Iron Mine Mountain 
Haystack Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.7 mi. N 9945  Mirror Lake 
Iron Mine Mountain (Summit) Wasatch County, UT 2.9 mi. S 10335  Iron Mine Mountain 
West Portal Duchesne Tunnel (Tunnel) Summit County, UT 2.4 mi. SW 8445  Soapstone Basin 

Links

Taxon Links for species Vaccinium uliginosum  L.

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=Vaccinium+uliginosum

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