Oenothera albicaulis Pursh

  • Filed As

    Onagraceae
    Oenothera albicaulis Pursh

  • Collector(s)

    W. C. Hodgson 7436 with D. Buchanan, 06 Aug 1993

  • Location

    United States of America. Utah. San Juan Co. Dark Canyon, ca. 3/4 mile west of Woodenshoe Canyon junction.

  • Habitat

    In canyon along trail, in open. With grasses, Rhus trilobata simplicifolia, Bouteloua, Atriplex canescens, Pinus edulis, Opuntia cf. engelmannii, O. polyacantha, Frasera, Abronia fragrans, Oenothera albicaulis, Cordylanthus, Cryptantha flava. Local. in sandy cryptomgamic soil.

  • Description

    Low herbaceous perennial, flowers white, stigma lobes linear. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    "University of Arizona Annotation Label: This specimen was used in the dissertation research of Margaret E. K. Evans in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. The locality information was used to locate nearby weather stations for a study of climate and life history evolution. The manuscript reporting the results of the study has been accepted in the journal Evolution. M.E.K. Evans; March 2005"

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00852240

    Occurrence ID: 430d253f-9d57-414a-adef-29ea650bff58

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Utah

  • County/Municipio

    San Juan Co.

  • Locality

    Dark Canyon, ca. 3/4 mile west of Woodenshoe Canyon junction

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1768 m. (5801 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.8303, -110.004

  • Location Notes

    The elevation also appears on the label as: 1767 meters

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ONAGRACEAE OF UTAH
Oenothera albicaulis Pursh
SAN JUAN COUNTY. Dark Canyon, ca 3/4
mile west of Woodenshoe Canyon
junction, 37 49/49" N lat, 110 00'15u W
long, 5800 feet, 1767 meters.
In canyon along trail, in open in sandy
cryptogamic soil, with grasses, Rhus
trilobata simplicifolia, Bouteloua,
Atriplex canescens, Pinus edulis,
Opuntia cf. engelmannii, O.
polyacantha, Frasera, Abronia fragrans,
Oenothera albicaulis, Cordylanthus,
Cryptantha flava. Local, low
herbaceous perennial, flowers white,
stigma lobes linear.
6 August 1993
Denise Buchanan
Wendy Hodgson 743 6
Herbarium of Desert Botanical Garden
(DES)
University of Arizona Annotation Label
This specimen was used in the dissertation research of
Margaret E. K. Evans in the Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. The
locality information was used to locate nearby weather stations
for a study of climate and life history evolution. The
manuscript reporting the results of the study has been accepted
in the journal Evolution.
M. E. K. Evans	March 2005
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BOTANICAL
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