Asclepias welshii N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Asclepias welshii N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren ( holotype ) -
Collector(s)
N. H. Holmgren 9009 with P. Holmgren, 20 Jun 1978
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Location
United States of America. Utah. Kane Co. Near north end of Coral Pink Sand Dunes, 10.6 km (6.6 mi) southwest of U.S. Highway 89, along road past Ponderosa Grove Campground.
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Habitat
On sand dune with scattered Wyethia, sagebrush and juniper. Locally common.
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Description
Stems erect or ascending horizontal to vertical underground root, few to several in a cluster; leaves densely woolly pubescent at first becoming glabrous, especially beneath; umbel so tight corolla lobes cannot become truly reflexed; sepals curved upward through clefts in the corolla lobes, green; corolla cream with a rose tinge in the middle; column pale green; hoods cream; horns attached at the base and ightly curved over the stigma head; anther wings broadly angled, cream; anther sacs violet tinged. Visited by moths, bees, and wasps. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Specimen Notes
Endangered
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 97942
Occurrence ID: 2f029a05-982f-49a7-885c-ac96fce16440
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
Asclepias welshii N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren
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Type Details
holotype of Asclepias welshii N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren
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Region
North America
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Country
United States of America
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State/Province
Utah
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County/Municipio
Kane Co.
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Locality
Near north end of Coral Pink Sand Dunes, 10.6 km (6.6 mi) southwest of U.S. Highway 89, along road past Ponderosa Grove Campground
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Township, Range, Section
T43S, R7W, S8
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Elevation
Alt. 1900 m. (6234 ft.)
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Coordinates
37.08, -112.65
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Georeferencing Method
TRS Conversion Calculator. Used TRS2LL tool (defunct, now: TRS-data conversion tool, Montana State University, www.esg.montana.edu/gl/trs-data.html) to convert TRS coordinates (Township, Range, Section; Public Land Survey System) to decimal degrees.
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Distribution
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Asclepias welshii N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren