Asclepias welshii N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias welshii N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren ( holotype )

  • Collector(s)

    N. H. Holmgren 9009 with P. Holmgren, 20 Jun 1978

  • 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.

  • Habitat

    On sand dune with scattered Wyethia, sagebrush and juniper. Locally common.

  • 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.

  • Specimen Notes

    Endangered

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 97942

    Occurrence ID: 2f029a05-982f-49a7-885c-ac96fce16440

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Utah

  • County/Municipio

    Kane Co.

  • 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

  • Township, Range, Section

    T43S, R7W, S8

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1900 m. (6234 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.08, -112.65

  • 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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