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Hydrophyllaceae  ¦  Phacelia  ¦  Phacelia ambigua  ¦  04977

Label

Accession No. 04977 
Family Hydrophyllaceae 
Species Phacelia ambigua M.E. Jones
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (471)  31 Mar 2001 , with K.T. Harper, J. Simpson
Voucher Voucher of taxa associated with Astragalus ampullarioides, R. Van Buren, K.T. Harper 
Geography United States,  Utah, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  7' 59" N, 113°  34 ' 52" W
Township/Range T42S R15W S18 at 3100 feet (945 m) 
Locality Desert Tortoise Preserve, hills between Black Knolls and Red Hills, ca. 1 air miles NE of West St. George Spring; 
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.
Note Latitude and longitude were derived from township and range information and may be
inaccurate by as much as 0.7 miles (or 4.2 miles if the section is not given).

Taxonomy


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

     Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua (M.E. Jones) J.F. Macbr.
     Phacelia ambigua M.E. Jones

Common Name(s): caterpillarweed, purplestem phacelia.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=531516, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Solanales
                                Family: Hydrophyllaceae
                                    Genus: Phacelia
                                        Species: Phacelia crenulata
                                            Variety: Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 04977s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 03098s1.jpg 
03098
 specimen image: 04978s1.jpg 
04978
 specimen image: 10308s2.jpg 
10308
 specimen image: 10322s1.jpg 
10322
specimen image: 11418d1.jpg 
11418
 specimen image: 11418s1.jpg 
11418
 specimen image: 11635d1.jpg 
11635
 specimen image: 11635s1.jpg 
11635

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
04981 Astragalus ampullarioides      "Shivwits milkvetch" same section
04980 Astragalus ampullarioides      "Shivwits milkvetch" 1212 ft. NW
04983 Bromus rubens      "red brome" same section
04992 Cryptantha barbigera     same section
04987 Eschscholzia glyptosperma     same section
06212 Grayia spinosa     1 mi. W
06211 Microsteris gracilis      "slender phlox" 1 mi. W
04973 Oenothera primiveris      "Early evening primrose" same section
04974 Phacelia crenulata     same section
02520 Prenanthella exigua      "Brightwhite" 1.7 mi. NW
04975 Schismus arabicus     same section
04990 Schismus barbatus     same section
04991 Silene antirrhina     same section
05601 Sorghum halepense      "Johnson grass" 2.3 mi. SW
05600 Sorghum halepense      "Johnson grass" 2.3 mi. SW
04984 Streptanthella longirostris      "little twistflower" same section
04979 Syntrichopappus fremontii     same section
04982 Xylorhiza tortifolia  var. tortifolia  same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
T-Bone Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 2514 ft. NE 3402  Washington 
West Saint George Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 0.9 mi. SW 2966  Washington 
Red Hills (Summit) Washington County, UT 1.1 mi. S 3140  Saint George 
Sugarloaf (Summit) Washington County, UT 1.2 mi. S 3068  Saint George 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 1.1 mi. S 2907  Saint George 
KZEZ-FM (St George) (Tower) Washington County, UT 1.3 mi. S 3045  Saint George 
Brigham Young Winter Home (Park) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. S 2779  Saint George 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 1.4 mi. SW 2832  Saint George 
Black Knolls (Summit) Washington County, UT 1.4 mi. NE 3327  Washington 
Saint George Catholic Church (Church) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. S 2769  Saint George 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. S 2763  Saint George 
East City Center (Locale) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. S 2756  Saint George 
Hillside Palms RV Park (Park) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. S 2812  Saint George 
Saint George Post Office (Post Office) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. S 2743  Saint George 
Red Hills Shopping Plaza (Locale) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. S 2802  Saint George 
Sunshine Square (Locale) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. S 2782  Saint George 
Saint George West School (School) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. S 2746  Saint George 
Woodward School (School) Washington County, UT 1.8 mi. S 2733  Saint George 
Sait George City Dam (Dam) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. N 3484  Washington 
Southern Trailer Park (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. S 2772  Saint George 

Links

Taxon Links for species Phacelia ambigua  M.E. Jones

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=Phacelia+ambigua

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