Abronia elliptica A.Nelson

  • Filed As

    Nyctaginaceae
    Abronia elliptica A.Nelson

  • Collector(s)

    R. W. Spellenberg 13641, 11 Jun 2005

  • Location

    United States of America. Utah. Uintah Co. 17 km north of Vernal on US Hwy 91.

  • Habitat

    W-facing steep reddish sand slope beneath cliffs. With juniper, big sage.

  • Description

    Perianth white, with greenish tubes (placed in plastic bags to be pressed later - at 11 PM flowers with a spicy vanilla-jasmine odor). No interconnecting lateral roots found, but note two fruit types (A = no pads at top of wings; B = pads at top of wings). Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Flower, Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Plants of same fruit type in same immediate area, ± 1 m from other fruit type, the types not mixed in population

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 737270

    Occurrence ID: e2217312-dfba-49cd-822d-d274d38118a2

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Nyctaginaceae

  • All Determinations

    Abronia elliptica A.Nelson
    Note: "As determined", R. Spellenberg, May 2008

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Utah

  • County/Municipio

    Uintah Co.

  • Locality

    17 km north of Vernal on US Hwy 91

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1735 m. (5692 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.5879, -109.469

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BOTANICAL
AS DETERMINED
R. Spellenberg	5/2008
(Nyctaginaceae)
13641 Abronia elliptica A. Nels.
Coll. R. Spellenberg
11 June 2005
USA, Utah, Uinta Co., 17 km N of Vernal on US Hwy. 91,
40°35’16.5”N, 109°28’07.8”W. Elev. 1735 m.
W-facing steep reddish sand slope beneath cliffs, with
juniper, big sage.
Perianth white, with greenish tubes (placed in plastic
bags to be pressed later - at 11 PM flowers with a spicy vanilla-
jasmine odor). No interconnecting lateral roots found, but note
two fruit types (A = no pads at top of wings; B = pads at top of
wings). Plants of same fruit type in same immediate area, ±lm
from other fruit type, the types not mixed in population.
Distributed from NMC to: NMC, BRY, NY, ASC
00737270