Ceratocephala testiculata (Crantz) Roth

  • Filed As

    Ranunculaceae
    Ceratocephala testiculata (Crantz) Roth

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 2408 with Michael Windham, Maria Windham and Jeff Heckel, 17 May 2001

  • Location

    United States of America. Utah. Emery Co. San Rafael Area, south of Sinkhole Flat, just east of road, 4.1 miles by road north of I-70.

  • Habitat

    Growing with Pinus edulis, Juniperus osteosperma, Yucca hermanii, Ephedra virida and Oryzopsis. On outcrop of Kaibab limestone.

  • Description

    Tiny herbs, fruit green with dark, very spiny tips. Plants forming nearly solid mats of a meter or more in diameter. Photographed.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel. Bulk sample: 2408a whole plant

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194808

    Occurrence ID: 87a18dcd-6ddb-42f5-ac8a-a6c9a82e0c7c

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01276080, D. E. Atha 2408, Ceratocephala testiculata (Crantz) Roth - Accepted : Ranunculaceae (109.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Utah

  • County/Municipio

    Emery Co.

  • Locality

    San Rafael Area, south of Sinkhole Flat, just east of road, 4.1 miles by road north of I-70

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2070 m. (6791 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    38.9055, -110.601

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of Utah
No. 2408
Ranunculaceae
Ceratocephala testiculatus (Crantz) Roth
det. M. D. Windham, 2001
United States of America. Utah. Emery Co.: San Rafael Area, south
of Sinkhole Flat, just east of road, 4.1 miles by road north of 1-70. ca
38°54.329’N, ca 110°36.066’W. ca 2070 m. Growing with Pinus
edulis, Juniperus osteosperma, Yucca hermanii, Ephedra virida and
Oryzopsis. On outcrop of Kaibab limestone.
Tiny herbs, fruit green with dark, very spiny tips. Plants forming
nearly solid mats of a meter or more in diameter. Photographed.
D. E. Atha & Michael Windham, Maria Windham and Jeff Heckel
17 May 2001
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