Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    S. E. Meyer 3398, 10 Apr 1974

  • Location

    United States of America. Utah. Washington Co. Chinle formation. Wire Mesa Road, ca. 4 miles N of Big Plain Junction.

  • Habitat

    Dry mesic foothill woodland comm. Pinus cembroides, Juniperus osteosperma, Artemisia tridentata, Quercus turbinella, Gutierrezia sarothrae. Soil purple clay of low organic content.

  • Description

    Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 223294

    Occurrence ID: 09b7e2dc-2b87-459a-b319-04b7961a0eb0

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Utah

  • County/Municipio

    Washington Co.

  • Locality

    Chinle formation. Wire Mesa Road, ca. 4 miles N of Big Plain Junction.

  • Township, Range, Section

    T42S, R11W, S21

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1494 m. (4902 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.12, -113.1

  • 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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PLANTS OF UTAH
Arctostaphylos pungens H.B.K.
T42S, R11W, Section 21; (Jh i ni e formati on; Wire
Mesa Road, ca. 4 miles N of Big Plain Junction;
dry mesic foothill woodland community; soil purple
clay of low organic content, with Pinus cembroides,
Juniperus osteosperma, Artemisia tridentata, Quercus
turbi nell a, Gutierrezia sarothrae; elevation 4,900
feet (1,493 meters).
Washington County
10 April 1974
00223294