Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 10279 
Family Fabaceae 
Species Cercis occidentalis Torr. ex A. Gray
Collector Information J. Anderson  (s.n.)  23 April 1960
Geography United States,  Utah, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  13' 18" N, 113°  46 ' 50" W
Township/Range T41S, R17W, Sec. 17 at 3400 feet (1036 m) 
Locality Chuckawalla Canyon, 3 mi N of junction of Gunlock road and U.S. Highway 91. 
Ecology rocky ledge. 
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):

     Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins

     Cercis canadensis ssp. texensis (S. Wats.) E. Murr.
     Cercis occidentalis Torr. ex Gray

Common Name(s): California redbud, Texas redbud.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=527243, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Fabales
                                Family: Fabaceae
                                    Genus: Cercis
                                        Species: Cercis canadensis
                                            Variety: Cercis canadensis var. texensis
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 10279s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 02669s1.jpg 
02669
specimen image: 11959s1.jpg 
11959

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
14269 Ephedra viridis  var. viridis   "green ephedra" 1.1 mi. N
14824 Ericameria nauseosa     1077 ft. NW
14819 Ericameria nauseosa     1817 ft. SW
14822 Eriogonum fasciculatum  var. polifolium  1077 ft. NW
14266 Eriogonum fasciculatum  var. polifolium  1.1 mi. N
14818 Eriogonum heermannii  var. sulcatum  1817 ft. SW
14264 Eriogonum heermannii  var. sulcatum  1.1 mi. N
14263 Lepidium fremontii     1.1 mi. N
14823 Lotus rigidus     1077 ft. NW
14603 Pinus monophylla     1.1 mi. N
14268 Pinus monophylla     1.1 mi. N

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Manganese Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.4 mi. N   Gunlock 
Gunlock Dam (Dam) Washington County, UT 1.8 mi. N 3717  Shivwits 
Gunlock Reservoir (Reservoir) Washington County, UT 1.8 mi. N 3717  Shivwits 
Pahcoon Spring Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.8 mi. S   Gunlock 
Gunlock Campground (Locale) Washington County, UT 2 mi. N 3603  Gunlock 
Gunlock Reservoir (Reservoir) Washington County, UT 2.1 mi. N 3570  Gunlock 
Gunlock State Park (Park) Washington County, UT 2.2 mi. N 3609  Gunlock 
Shem (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 2.2 mi. S 3297  Shivwits 
Sand Cove Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.7 mi. N   Santa Clara 
Camp Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 2.8 mi. S 3452  Shivwits 
Shivwits (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 3.1 mi. S 3202  Shivwits 
Pahcoon Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 2.8 mi. NW 3773  Shivwits 
Miners Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 3.7 mi. N   Gunlock 
Paiute Indian Reservation (Reserve) Washington County, UT 3.8 mi. S 3566  Shivwits 
Limekiln Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 4 mi. N   Gunlock 
Santa Clara Bench (Bench) Washington County, UT 3.8 mi. SE 3281  Santa Clara 
Gunlock (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 4.5 mi. N 3658  Gunlock 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 4.6 mi. N 3671  Gunlock 
Lower Sand Cove Reservoir (Reservoir) Washington County, UT 4.7 mi. N 4082  Veyo 
Lower Sand Cove Dam (Dam) Washington County, UT 4.7 mi. N 4082  Veyo 

Links

Taxon Links for species Cercis occidentalis  Torr. ex A. Gray

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=Cercis+occidentalis

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