Coll. No. 400, Astragalus casei

Comments: 1 Dec 2012, Coll. No. 400, keyed 30 Nov 2012, characters observed: Perennial, of Great Basin, 35-40 cm.; Stem erect; Stipule sheathed 0; Leaf hairs simple; Leaflet 15 mm. x 2-2.5 mm. wide, tip obtuse to slightly acuminate, terminal leaflet jointed like lateral leaflets, lateral leaflets not reduced; Inflorescence 8-flowered; Calyx base symmetric; Corolla blue/purple; Keel 12-14 mm.; Fruit 27-43 mm., pendent, 1-chambered, stalk base 0.

Coll. No. 401, Ephedra viridis

Comments: 7 June 2012, Coll. No. 401, 7 June 2012, characters observed while keying: Twig bright green when collected, yellow-green after drying; Leaves 2 per node; Cone bracts 2 per node, fused only at base; Seeds 2.

Coll. No. 402, Phacelia distans

Comments: 17 Jan 2013, Coll. No. 402, keyed 17 Jan 2013, characters observed: Annual, to 20 cm., from weak taproot and some fibrous roots, cotyledons sometimes persistent; long and short and glandular hairs throughout; Leaves, cauline, sometimes crowded near base, alternate, elliptic, 2° pinnate compound, to 3 (5) cm.; Pedicel 0.8 mm. when fruit young; Calyx lobes 5, entire, ± alike (some slightly larger than others), 5 mm x 1 mm wide; Corolla blue, tube 4 mm + lobes 4 mm = 8 mm., deciduous in fruit; Ovary straight hairy; Style 9 mm., arising from tip of ovary; Stigmas 2, exserted; Stamens 5, exserted 1.5 mm.; Seeds 6 (?), insufficiently developed to count or determine shape accurately.

Coll. No. 403, Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis

Coll. No. 403, Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis

Coll. No. 403, Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis

Comments: 22 Oct 2013, Coll. No. 403, 25 May 2004, characters observed while attempting to key: Perennial, woody at base, to 35 cm., generally short appressed hairy throughout; Leaves, cauline, opposite, sessile or very short petioled, 30 mm. × 5 mm. wide, bases fused around stem, narrowly elliptic, margin entire; Inflorescence, single heads, terminal or axillary, ray flowers immature, reduced, or absent; Phyllaries in 2+ overlapping series, ±equal, 5.5 mm. × 1 mm., lanceolate, entirely green, margins flat, none of the first two series subtending ray flowers; Receptacle convex or conic, paleate; Palea flat, or wrapped around ovary only at base, awned or sharp-pointed; Pappus 0; Corolla, yellow or orange; Anthers, 5, bases rounded; Ovary ±thick, not ciliate; Style immature, dilated(?).

Flowers may be immature. Similarity to Sanvitalia noted when collected, except this is definitely a perennial woody at base, and out of range for Sanvitalia.

Coll. No. 404, Descurainia sophia

Comments: 11 Nov 2012, Coll. No. 404, keyed 11 Nov 2012, characters observed while keying: Annual, to 30 cm., hairs branched, not scapose; Leaves basal 0, cauline not basally lobed, sagittate, or clasping, 2-pinnate; Inflorescence not bracted; Petals yellow; Ovary, Stigma ±entire (there are clearly two separate segments of the stigma that are receptive, but there is no central cleft between them); Fruit linear, glabrous, not appressed; Septum veined.

Coll. No. 405, Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium

Coll. No. 405, Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium

Comments: 21 Oct 2012, Coll. No. 405, 25 May 2004, characters observed while keying; Perennial cushion plant, not glandular, Scape not jointed, to 15 cm.; Petioles 8 mm.; Leaves ovate 7-11 mm.; Inflorescence head-like; Involucre 2-4 mm.; Flower 3-4 mm., stipe absent; Perianth yellow, outer lobes more than 2x wider than inner.

Coll. No. 407, Astragalus serenoi var. shockleyi

Comments: 22 Nov 2012, Coll. No. 407, keyed 21 Nov 2012, characters observed: Perennial of the Great Basin; Stipule sheaths 0; Leaf odd 1-pinnate; Leaflets 7-9, with terminal leaflet, nearly linear 17-24 mm., 1.0-1.5 mm. wide (narrow), terminal joint like that of lateral leaflet, hairs simple, adaxially more densely strigose than abaxially; Raceme 7-9 flowered; Calyx 8 mm., base ±symmetric; Corolla blue/purple; Banner 14 mm.; Fruit stalk-like base 3.5 mm., erect, 15 mm., swollen glabrous, 1(?) chambered at mid-section.

Coll. No. 408, Peritoma lutea

Comments: 10 Nov 2012, Coll. No. 408, 25 May 2004, characters observed while keying: Annual very few simple hairs; Roots fleshy 0; Leaves basal 0 or completely withered, cauline compound, leaflets 5; Inflorescence in terminal racemes; Flowers radial; Petals 5 mm., yellow; Stamens 6; Ovary obovate or oblanceolate; Fruit not segmented, receptacle (pedicel) in fruit 8 mm.; Seeds 5.

Streambed on Palmetto Wash

Coll. No. 409, Ranunculus cymbalaria

Comments: 22 Oct 2012, Coll. No. 409, 25 May 2004, characters observed while keying: Perennial herb; Leaves basal, simple (i.e., not compound); Sepal spurs absent; Flower radial; Perianth in 2 whorls; Petals 4+; Anthers yellow; Pistils many; Ovules 1 per ovary; Fruit body 7-9 mm.

Coll. No. 410, Potentilla biennis

Comments: 12 Nov 2012, Coll. No. 410, keyed 12 Nov 2012, characters observed: Annual or biennial herb; Stem base hairs moderate, glandular; Leaf ternately compound; Leaflets 3, margins flat; Inflorescence cyme; Stamens many; Style 0.7 mm., widest at base, tapered, warty; Achene 0.7 mm, smooth.

Coll. No. 411, Galium multiflorum

Coll. No. 411, Galium multiflorum

Comments: 22 Sep 2013, Coll. No. 411, 25 May 2004, characters observed while keying: Perennial herb or subshrub, woody base, to 25 cm.; Stem, decumbent to ascending, glabrous; Leaves, in whorls of 4, 7-8 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, ±equal (??), elliptic, margin entire, tip acuminate; Inflorescence, many-flowered, terminal; Flowers, at least some bisexual (??); Corolla, 4-lobed; Fruit, 5.5 mm. wide including hairs, hairs to 2 mm. long, straight.

Comments: 11 Nov 2012, This appears to be a duplicate of my Coll. No. 417. Not sure why they are accessioned separately. Perhaps I collected this one, and then found a better collection nearby.

Coll. No. 413, Ribes velutinum

Comments: 11 Nov 2012, Coll. No. 413, keyed 11 Nov 2012, characters observed: Perennial shrub; Stem nodal spines present, internode bristles 0; Inflorescence 1-flowered; Sepals, Hypanthium, and Anthers not visible; Ovary hairs glandular.

Comments: 21 Sep 2013, Coll. No. 414, 25 May 2004, characters observed while keying: Perennial herb, to 60 cm., glabrous throughout; Leaves, opposite, to 17 cm. × 15 mm. wide, oblanceolate, margins entire, distal leaf pairs fused around stem; Calyx 6.5 mm., lobes free for most of length; Corolla, 30 mm., limb 16 mm., blue, glabrous, abruptly expanded in throat, mouth open (several occupied by sleeping bees on a cool rainy day); Stamens, 4, in 2 pairs of unequal length, Staminode, yellow hairy at tip; Anther sacs 3.0 mm., glabrous, spreading widely, ±S-shaped, dehiscing from distal end.

Coll. No. 415, Phacelia distans

Comments: 16 Jan 2013, Coll. No. 415, keyed 15 Jan 2013, characters observed: Annual, to 20 cm., green, photosynthetic, growing on steep colluvial slopes among Pinyons; Stem, sparsely straight-hairy and glandular throughout; Leaves, cauline, ± alternate, deeply pinnately lobed; Pedicels, stout, short glandular-hairy; Calyx, lobes 5, 4.5 mm. x 1 mm. wide, ± alike, short hairy, sinus appendages 0; Corolla, tube 6 mm. + lobe 2 mm., blue, deciduous; Ovary, entire, straight hairy; Style, 1, 8.5 mm., arising from tip of ovary, exserted; Stigma, 2; Stamens, 5, 9.5 mm., equal, exserted; Fruit, (young) 2 mm. << sepals (4.5 mm.), stiff straight hairy; Seeds, 4, quarter-moon shape, 1.5 mm., adaxial surface with central ridge separating 2 longitudinal grooves.

Calyx lobes are too narrow and fruit too hairy to fit into P. crenulata. , 12 Nov 2013, Received note from Andy Sanders that this collection is Phacelia distans, not P. amabilis.

Comments: 2015, Coll. No. 416, 25 May 2004, characters observed: Perennial, to 35 cm., taller than wide; Leaves, (appearing) basal and cauline; Bracts 0; Corolla, yellow, tube > calyx; Style, 11 mm., unable to confirm heterostyly across three specimens; Nutlets, #4, immature.

Coll. No. 417, Streptanthus cordatus var. cordatus

Comments: 8 Nov 2012, Coll. No. 417, keyed 8 Nov 2012, characters observed while keying: Perennial hairs 0, glabrous, not scapose; Leaves basal, petiole winged, margin dentate, cauline clasping, distal smaller; Inflorescence raceme, not bracted, terminal sterile cluster 0; Stamens 6, in 3 pairs of unequal length, not exserted; Fruit flattened, ascending.

Coll. No. 418, Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii

Coll. No. 418, Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii

Coll. No. 418, Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii

Comments: 29 Nov 2012, Coll. No. 418, keyed 29 Nov 2012, characters observed: Perennial subshrub to 15 cm., Great Basin; Crown at surface; Stipule 2-3 mm., sheaths 0; Leaf hairs simple, dense; Leaflet 6-8 mm., 2-2.5 mm. wide, not spine-tipped, lateral leaflets not reduced, terminal leaflet jointed to midrib, joint like that of lateral leaflets; Inflorescence raceme, flowers 15-25, not head-like; Peduncles in 1s; Calyx 4 mm., asymmetric, pedicel attached below middle, upper side not pouched; Corolla blue-purple; Fruit cluster 4 cm., stalk 1.5 mm., pod glabrous, erect, 2-chambered, beak straight;

Coll. No. 419, Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii

Coll. No. 419, Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii

Coll. No. 419, Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii

Comments: Coll. No. 419, keyed 29 Nov 2012, characters observed: Perennial of Great Basin, to 20 cm.; Inflorescence raceme, 1 per axil, 8-10 flowered; Calyx 4 mm. x 3 mm. dia., lobes 1 mm., base somewhat asymmetric, upper side not pouched; Stipules to 4 mm., sheath 0; Leaf sparsely hairy, hairs simple; Leaflets 18-21, spaced, terminal leaflet jointed to midrib, lateral leaflets not reduced; Fruit 15 mm., erect, glabrous, 2-chambered.

Coll. No. 421, Lappula redowskii occidentalis var. cupulata

Coll. No. 421, Lappula redowskii occidentalis var. cupulata

Comments: 26 May 2004, Coll. No. 421, 26 May 2004, characters observed while keying: Annual, to 15 cm., tap-rooted, hairy; Stem branched at base, ascending; Inflorescence racemose; Perianth in 2 or more whorls; Calyx (should be bilateral but unable to see on dried specimens), < nutlets; Receptacle conic, tapered, ±=nutlet; Flowers bisexual, parts 5, radial; Petals fused into a tube; Stamens, 5, fertile; Ovary 1, breaking apart into nutlets; Pistils 1; Style simple, stigma 1, persistent, attached to receptacle; Nutlets, 4, basal and cauline nutlets similarly ornamented, mature ±erect, generally straight, scar lateral, margins dentate or prickles, in single rows, wider at base, fused to form crown, barbed.

Coll. No. 422, Castilleja chromosa, at Coyote Summit

Comments: 20 Sep 2013, Coll. No. 422, 26 May 2004, characters observed while keying: Perennial subshrub, growing out of Artemisia tridentata, to 27 cm.; Hairs simple throughout; Leaves alternate, sessile, 30 mm., 3- to 5-lobed, not fleshy, short simple hairy; Inflorescence reddish, not glandular; Bract, 17 mm., 3-lobed; Calyx, 17 mm., divided equally 4 mm. (24%); Corolla, tube 10 mm. + beak 10 mm. = 20 mm., lower lip small teeth, beak greenish yellow above and reddish below.

Coll. No. 423

Comments: 7 June 2012, Coll. No. 423, 7 June 2012, characters observed while keying: Perennial; Internodes hollow; Leaf blade differentiated from sheath; Sheath open; Ligule membraneous; Auricles small; Inflorescence to 7 cm.; Disarticulation along the inflorescence axis; Spikelets 2 per node; Florets 2-4 per spikelet; Glumes divided near base into 3 awn-like segments, short hairy; Lemma 3-veined, 1 awn; Stamens 3.

Coll. No. 424, Sphaeralcea ambigua

Comments: 8 Dec 2012, Coll. No. 424, keyed 8 Dec 2012, characters observed: Perennial, to 50 cm.; Hairs stellate; Leaves widely lanceolate, palmately veined, lobed but not deeply divided; Inflorescence panicle, dense in bud; Flower color apricot, fading to pink.

Coll. No. 425, Stipa Achnatherum Eriocoma hymenoides

Comments: 8 June 2012, Coll. No. 425, 8 June 2012, characters observed while keying: Perennial, mid-sized, to 40 cm.; Internodes not swollen at base, filled with pith; Leaf blade and sheath differentiated, base not woody; Ligule membraneous; Inflorescence well developed, exceeds leaves; Spikelets not enclosed in bur-like involucre or subtended by bristles; Florets not modified into bulblets, 1 per spikelet, 6-7 mm.; Glume short hairy; Lemma hairy, overlapping in part, hardened at maturity, Awn 4 mm., decidiuous.

Comments: 17 Sep 2013, Coll. No. 426, 26 May 2004, characters observed while keying: Perennial (?) with both fibrous roots and filiform rhizomes; Stem, erect; Leaves, proximal, petioled 30 mm. + ovate blade 40 mm. × 33 mm. wide, petiole bases fused (excludes M. tilingii), distal leaves sessile to clasping; Pedicel, in fl., 24 mm., > calyx; Calyx, in fl., 10 mm., in fr, unknown; Corolla, yellow, in fl., tube 12 mm. + lobes 5 mm. Characters consistent with Erythranthe guttata (Fischer ex DC.) Nesom.

Coll. No. 427, Mentzelia albicaulis

Comments: 14 Jan 2013, Coll. No. 427, keyed 14 Jan 2013, characters observed: Annual, 20 cm., taproot; Bract lanceolate, 6 mm., entire, green; Corolla petals free, 5 mm.; Fruit cylindric-obconic, 15 mm. x 2.5 (4.0) mm. wide; Seeds in multiple rows above mid-fruit, dark brown in age, seed coat cells domed.

Coll. No. 429, Camissonia pubens

Comments: 12 Dec 2012, Coll. No. 429, 26 May 2004, characters observed: Annual, to 11 mm.; Stem 1.5 mm. dia., spreading hairy proximally, glandular hairs throughout; Stipules absent; Leaves basal and cauline, largest 15 mm. x 6 mm. wide, oblanceolate, entire, margins wavy, cauline leaves reduced, Inflorescence from distal nodes, Sepals 3.5 mm., all separating when flower opens, reflexed, deciduous after flowering; Hypanthium 4mm.; Petals 4 mm., yellow fading red, not spotted; Stigma spherical, surrounded by anthers; Fruit sessile, 14 mm. x 1 mm. wider proximally, wavy; Seeds, 1.5 mm., glabrous, convex one side, concave other side, no wing, no club-shaped hairs (therefore not Chylismiella).

Coll. No. 432 Sidalcea asperella

Comments: 9 Dec 2012, Coll. No. 432, keyed 31 Jul 2004, characters observed; Perennial to 25 cm., rhizomed, caudex present, few stellate hairs; Stem erect; Leaves basal and cauline, reduced above, round in outline, deeply lobed; Inflorescence open (not dense); Involucel absent (=bractlets 0); Flowers few, 30 mm wide; Petal 16 mm x 10 mm wide, oblanceolate; Anthers near top of filament tube, in multiple (2?) series; Stigmas linear on inside of style branches; Fruit in multiple segments (6+), segments glabrous, coarsely net veined, beak minute (0.2 mm).

Coll. No. 433, Eremogone kingii var. glabrescens

Comments: 23 Oct 2012, Coll. No. 433, 31 Jul 2004, characters observed while keying: Perennial; Stem 8-9 cm.; Stipules 0; Leaves 12-20 mm., spine-tipped; Inflorescence not umbel-like; Sepals free, 5 mm., acute; Petals entire; Fruit a capsule.

Coll. No. 436, Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca

Comments: 12 Sep 2013, Coll. No. 436, 31 July 2013, characters observed while keying: Annual/perennial unknown, but assumed to be a herbaceous perennial or subshrub, to 50 cm.; Stem, hairs short, sparse; Leaves, opposite, ovate, 35 mm. × 18 wide mid-cauline, abaxial veins short- hairy, margins serrate and short-hairy; Calyx, radial, sepals fused 5 mm + lobes 3 mm = 8 mm., tips acute; Stamens 2, staminodes 2; Anthers, sacs fertile 2, attached to filament side by side.

Coll. No. 437, Sidalcea oregana ssp. spicata

Comments: 10 Dec 2012, Coll. No. 437, keyed 10 Dec 2012, characters observed: Perennial, rhizomed, 40-45 cm.; Stem stellate + puberulent (almost strigose); 1° peduncle 2.0-3.5 cm. or 20 cm (depending on whether those little accessory things are stipules or bracts); Involucel 0 (=bractlets 0); Inflorescence dense, 4-5 cm.; Bracts narrow, to 6.5 mm (occasionally barely > youngest flower buds); Calyx, young 5 mm, in fruit 6 mm, stellate + puberulent; Flower generally 17 mm wide; Petals 5; Anthers in 2 series; Stigmas linear; Fruit of segments; Segments 6, smooth, beak 0.6 mm.

Coll. No. 438.1, Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

Comments: 12 Nov 2012, Coll. No. 438.1, 12 Nov 2012, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 50 cm., plant drying green; Leaves, upper stem leaves divided near to base; Sepals 5; Hypanthium bractlets (not visible); Petals 5 (not visible); Style continuous to fruit, 3 mm., hooked, not plumose, without bristles, non-glandular; Fruit, many per flower, 2.5 mm.

Coll. No. 438.2, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

Coll. No. 438.2, Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

Comments: 12 Nov 2012, Coll. No. 438.2, keyed 12 Nov 2012, characters observed: Perennial, to 50 cm.; Stem ascending, hairs spreading, not shaggy or cottony; Leaf palmately compound; Leaflets 7, 21-toothed, to 1/2 mid-vein, surfaces similarly hairy; Inflorescence in cymes; Receptacle in fruit not strawberry-like; Hypanthium shallow; Stamens 17-18; Style jointed to fruit, thickest at base, not hairy, 1.7-1.9 mm.

Wyoming Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) near Monitor Pass.

Coll. No. 439, Castilleja linariifolia

Comments: 19 Sep 2013, Coll. No. 439, 31 Jul 2004, characters observed while keying: Annual/perennial unknown, to 50 cm., plants of dry places, growing out of Artemisia; Stem and leaf glabrous; Leaf, linear, proximal 60 mm. × 2 mm. wide, margins curled up, length reduced distally to 15 mm, occasionally 3- or 5-lobed; Inflorescence, simple hairy; Bracts, 3-lobed, Calyx, 26 mm., divided 14/26 (54%) abaxially and undivided adaxially, lobes curved upward; Corolla curved out through abaxial calyx sinus, beak described as sparsely puberulent, but unable to see in this collection.

Collection No. 444, Gilia cana, from the Mesquite Mountains

Collection No. 444, Gilia cana, from the Mesquite Mountains

Coll. No. 444, Gilia cana

Comments: 11 Jan 2013, Coll. No. 444, keyed 11 Jan 2013, characters observed: Annual from stout tap root, green, photosynthetic; Leaves alternate, largest 1 cm. wide, oblanceolate, pinnate-divided; Inflorescence open, not coiled, not unrolling, parts in 5s; Pedicels 1-3 mm., axillary pedicels > calyx; Calyx lobes 5, 3 mm., tips pointed but not bristly, lobes fused by thin translucent membrane; Corolla tube (purple) 6 mm., + throat (yellow, wider near mouth) 3 mm. + lobes (5, equal, truncate acuminate) 5 mm = 14 mm.; Ovary 1, entire, style clearly attached to top; Stigmas 3; Stamens 5, alternate, = corolla lobes, all fertile; Filaments free, fused to corolla at base of lobes; Seeds not gelatinous when wet (per Aliciella).

Coll. No. 447, Chylismia claviformis x brevipes, from the Mesquite Mountains

Coll. No. 447, Chylismia claviformis x brevipes, from the Mesquite Mountains

Coll. No. 447, Chylismia claviformis

Comments: 11 Dec 2012, Coll. No. 447, keyed 11 Dec 2012, characters observed: Annual, to 40-45 cm, day blooming; Stem 5 mm diameter, not wand-like, spreading hairs and few glandular hairs proximally, to glabrous distally; Stipules absent; Leaves mainly basal, pinnately lobed with large terminal lobe; Inflorescence from distal lobes; Sepals 11 mm, tips free in bud, remaining fused in pairs when flower opens, deciduous after flowering; Hypanthium 6.5 mm.; Petals 11 mm x 16 mm wide, yellow; Anthers 8; Ovary tip projection 0; Style 13 mm, exceeding anthers; Stigma 2 mm, ball-shaped, exserted; Fruit to 50 mm x 3.0-3.5 mm wide, wider toward the tip, 4-chambered, ? row(s) per chamber; Seeds 2 mm x 1.2 mm wide, glabrous, not hair-tufted, ovate, flattened. Keys easily to Chylismia claviformis, but not to subspecies.

Collection No. 451, Gilia aliquanta ssp. aliquanta, from the Mesquite Mountains

Coll. No. 451, Gilia aliquanta ssp. aliquanta

Comments: 11 Jan 2013, Coll. No. 451, keyed 11 Jan 2013, characters observed: Annual, from stout taproot, to 15 cm.; Leaves basal and cauline, Basal leaves, pinnate lobed, sharp pointed, hairs non-glandular; Cauline leaves, different, terminal leaflet > lateral leaflet; Pedicel 1-8 mm. (with open flowers); Calyx 2.5 mm., nearly glabrous, some purple color (faded), fused membraneous; Stamens = corolla lobes; Seeds >1 per chamber, light brown (greenish), gelatinous when wet.

Coll. No. 453, Nicotiana obtusifolia, from the Mesquite Mountains.

Detail of Coll. No. 453, Nicotiana obtusifolia from the Mesquite Mountains.

Comments: 13 Sep 2013, Coll. No. 453, 21 Apr 2013, characters observed while keying: Perennial herb to 50 cm; Leaves, ±clasping (on the verge of sessile), definitely none petioled; Calyx, bell-shaped, sepals fused 8 mm + 5 lobes 6 mm × 8 mm dia., lobes equal; Corolla, 18-20 mm, limb 12 mm, open during day.

Collection No. 454, Galium stellatum from the Mesquite Mountains

Coll. No. 454, Galium stellatum

Coll. No. 454, Galium stellatum

Comments: 22 Sep 2013, Coll. No. 454, 21 April 2005, characters observed while keying: Perennial, to 30 cm.; Stem, woody, 10 cm. or more; Leaves, whorls of 4, widest below middle, sharp at tip; Inflorescence, crowded; Corolla, 4-lobed; Fruit, 3.0-4.0 mm., incl. hairs, hairs dense, straight, white.

Coll. No. 455, Hedeoma nana ssp. californica near top of Mesquite Mountains.

Coll. No. 455, Hedeoma nana ssp. californica, from the Mesquite Mountains

Coll. No. 455, Hedeoma nana ssp. californica

Coll. No. 455, Hedeoma nana ssp. californica

Comments: 16 Sep 2013, Coll. No. 455, 21 April 2013, characters observed while keying: Perennial herb, woody at base, to 13 cm., (subshrub); Stem 4-angled, recurved short hairy throughout; Leaves opposite, petiole 1 mm. + blade 4.5 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide, ovate, short hairy, margin entire, abaxially glandular; Inflorescence axillary; Bract, 1 mm., hairy (not spiny); Pedicels 2 mm.; Calyx 4.5 mm., tubular, 3 lobes > other 2, in fruit, lobes variously curved but not converging, throat ±open; Corolla, 2-lipped, 7 mm.; (Style, should be unequally 2-lobed, but unable to see); Stamens 2, staminodes 0; Anthers, fertile sacs 2.

Orobanche cooperi in the Mesquite Mountains, my Coll. No. 456.

Collection No. 456, Orobanche cooperi, from the Mesquite Mountains.

Coll. No. 456, Orobanche cooperi, collected near the top of the Mesquite Mountains.

Comments: 21 Sep 2013, Coll. No. 456, 21 April 2005, characters observed while keying: Non-photosynthetic parasitic herb to 12 cm.; Root attachment unknown; Inflorescence dense, 2.0-3.5 cm. wide; Pedicel 5 mm.; Bractlets, 2, 8 mm., narrow; Calyx, fused 5 mm. + free 6 mm. = 11 mm., divided ±equally; Corolla, 20 mm., constricted at middle, lacking a ring of hairs at base of filaments; Anthers, sparsely hairy; Stigma lobes 2, thin, recurved.

Collection No. 462

Collection No. 462

Coll. No. 462, Abronia turbinata

Comments: 2007, The photograph of the area this collection was made is IMG_1779.JPG.

Collection Number 463, Calyptridium umbellatum

Comments: 29 Nov 2011,

Coll. No. 463, 29 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying:

Coll. No. 467, Mentzelia congesta

Coll. No. 467, Mentzelia congesta

Coll. No. 467, Mentzelia congesta

Coll. No. 467, Mentzelia congesta

Comments: 1 Dec 2011, Coll. No. 467, 1 Dec 2011, characters observed while keying: Floral bracts conspicuous, though not completely concealing the fruit as per the key, white to above the middle with green margin, toothed; Seeds in more than one row above the middle, rounded.

Coll. No. 470, Poa pratensis ssp. pratensus

Coll. No. 470, Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis

Coll. No. 470, Poa pratensis ssp. pratensus

Coll. No. 470, Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis

Comments: 28 Nov 2011, Coll. No. 470, 28 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial to 60 cm; Nodes Leaf not prow-tipped; Sheath open; Auricles 0; Ligules membraneous; Infloresence terminal, panicle; Compression not dorsal, maybe lateral; Disarticulation above the glumes; Callus long cobwebby hairs (distinctive!); Spikelets similar throughout plant, attached to 2-3° branches, 8-12 per node; Glumes lower 2 mm (slightly) < upper 1.7 mm, glabrous, < florets; Lemma glabrous, veins 3; Awns 0; Florets 2+ per spikelet (eliminates Agrostis); Anthers 3, purple; Stigma white.

Comments: 30 Nov 2011, Coll. No. 471, 30 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial herbaceous; Stem ascending, hairs one length; Leaves palmately compound; Leaflets 7, 12-toothed ± half or less to mid-veins, hairs straight spreading (not shaggy or cottony hairy), top and bottom surfaces similarly hairy; Flowers in cymes; Sepals 5; Petals 5, yellow, equal to or slightly longer than sepals; Receptacle not enlarged; Stamens many (13 counted); Style jointed to fruit, 2 mm, slightly tapered; Achenes not fleshy.

Coll. No. 472, Carex athrostachya

Comments: 28 Nov 2011,

Coll. No. 472, 29 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial to 5 dm; Bracts lowest bract well-exceeding the infloresence; Infloresence lateral spikelets sessile; Spikelets > 2 per culm, terminal spikelet has female flowers above male flowers (gynecandrous); Perianth without petal-like parts, subtended by a chaff-like bract; Perigynia thin at maturity, flat except where distended by achene; Anthers basifixed; Ovary 1, completely enveloped in a closed sac-like bract; Styles and Stigmas 2.

Coll. No. 474, Eriogonum umbellatum var. nevadense

Coll. No. 474, Eriogonum umbellatum var. nevadense

Comments: 29 Nov 2011,

Coll. No. 474, 29 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying:

Collection No. 476, Great Basin Wild Rye

Coll. No. 476, Elymus cinereus

Comments: 28 Nov 2011, Coll. No. 476, 28 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial to 13 dm; Nodes region ±pubescent (definitely not glabrous), Auricles 0; Ligules membraneous; Inflorescence spike-like, axes remaining together with age; Spikelets 2-7 per node; Florets most (9/10) female; Glumes 2, awl-like, lower 13 mm, upper 10 mm, narrow < 1 mm wide, sparse short hairy; Lemma 12 mm, acute, awn 0, sparse short hairy; Palea 11 mm, sparse short hairy; Anthers 6-7 mm, yellow.

Coll. No. 479, ?

Comments: 30 Nov 2011, Coll. No. 479, 30 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Plant glabrous; Stems terete; Leaves mid-cauline sessile and auriculate, 4-5 cm x 15 mm wide pinnately lobed, 5 to 9 lobes; Petals yellow, obovate, 5 mm, 2+ mm wide; Stamens 6, all appearing equal in length, included; Style 0.5 mm; Fruit silique, linear, 14-24 mm x 1.5 mm wide, not stipitate, appressed to ascending, strongly flattened, compressed parallel to the replum (which appears mostly as a thin membrane), dehiscent by valves, valves 1-veined (some 2nd and 3nd anastomosing veins); Seeds many, brown scaly (?).

Coll. No. 480, Lappula redowskii occidentalis var. redowskii occidentalis

Coll. No. 480, Lappula redowskii occidentalis var. redowskii occidentalis.

Comments: 27 Nov 2011,

Coll. No. 480, 27 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying; Annual, without milky juice; Petals blue; Nutlets not spreading (eliminates Pectocarya), margin a rim of barbed prickles, not fused at base and not al all crown-like.

Coll. No. 481, Eriastrum signatum

Coll. No. 481, Eriastrum signatum

Comments: 27 Nov 2011,

Coll. No. 481, 27 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying; Annual, not glandular; Corolla lobes blue, throat 4 mm, lobes 1 mm; Stamens attached at corolla sinus, equal (differentiates from E. wilcoxi), exserted < 1/2 corolla lobes; Anthers exserted.

Coll. No. 482, Achillea millefolium

Comments: 30 Nov 2011, Coll. No. 482, 30 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Perennial herbaceous; Leaves alternate, finely dissected, aromatic when fresh; Heads in flat-topped clusters; Phyllaries in 2+ series; Receptacle chaff scales among disk flowers; Chaff scales flat: Petals fused; Disk corollas white; Ovary inferior.

Coll. No. 483, Salix exigua Nutt.

Coll. No. 483, Salix exigua Nutt.

Comments: 27 Nov 2011,

Coll. No. 483, 27 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Shrub, clone-forming, with upright branches; Bud scale margins ??? (free imbricate vs. fused); Leaves < 7mm wide (obs: 5 mm), margins entire, pubescent below, with hairs appressed and parallel to axis; Style very short; Stigmas lobed.

Coll. No. 484, Salix boothii

Comments: 27 Nov 2011,

Coll. No. 484, 27 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying; Shrub erect; unclear as to clonal vs. non-clonal; Bud scales clearly fused; Petiole glandless; Leaves entire, blade 40 mm by 12-15 mm wide, glands on margins, few hairs on both surfaces, variably more dense on top than on bottom; Catkin bracts dark (obs: black).

Coll. No. 485, Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale

Comments: 27 Nov 2011,

Coll. No. 485, 27 Nov 2011, characters observed while keying: Rhizome compact; Stem unbranched; Leaves ± basal; Inner Bracts, just slightly shorter than outer, translucent margin extends above the tip; Perianth blue.

Originally determined as S. idahoense because of uniform translucent margins on inner bract, per TJM1, TJDM, & Taylor (2010). However, in TJM2 determined as S. halophilum because inner bract just slightly shorter than outer, rather than << outer.

Comments: Flowers spiraled (not 2-ranked); , Herb terrestrial though growing on shore of Mono Lake; , Stem leafless, to 30-40 cm; , Leaves basal, veination parallel; , Ligule definitely not ciliate (possibly glabrous, which would lead one toward , Schoenoplectus); , Infloresence bract 2-3 cm; , Coll. No. 491, 10 Apr 2012, characters observed while keying: , Spikelets 10-20 mm, not flat; , axis. , Floral bract 1, 4-5 mm, shiny, 1 prominent vein (many obscure veins), tip acute (not notched); , Flowers bisexual; , Perianth 0; , Perigynum 0; , Pistils 1 per flower; Stigma 2; , Stamens 3; , Fruit an achene, not enclosed in perigynum, 2 sided, papillate, not ribbed, face next to spikelet , Infloresence 1-6 spikelets;

Collection No. 492.1

Collection No. 492.1

Comments: 10 Apr 2012, Coll. No. 492.1, 10 Apr 2012, characters observed while keying: Annual; Stem glabrous above the basal rosette; Leaves basal, blade rounded, tomentose; Involucres 2 mm (long for E. brachyanthum), ribbed, not at tips of slender branchlets (at nodes along slender branches); Flowers (very) sparsely glandular.

This collection has larger involucres and flowers than my collections 509 and 519. Both of them were made on the west side of Pumice Valley, and away from Mono Lake. The involucres are 2 mm, slightly too large for E. brachyanthum, but still only 2/3 of the minimum size for E. davidsonii. Also, I don't see any of the reddish color I see in E. davidsonii.

Collection No. 492.2, Eriogonum deflexum var. nevadense

Collection No. 492.2, Eriogonum deflexum var. nevadense

Comments: 29 March 2012, Coll. No. 492.2, 29 March 2012, characters observed while keying: Annual; Stem glabrous, not inflated; Leaves ±basal, definitely not more than half-way up main stem; Blades tomentose; Involucre 1 mm, smooth (not ribbed), with reflexed peduncles 1-3 mm.; Infloresence not of many horizontal tiers, glabrous, (not widely) bell-shaped, Flowers white to pink; Perianth lobe outer lobe bases truncate (not cordate). Distinguished from var. deflexum because the perianth lobe bases are truncate rather than cordate.

Collection No. 493, Bassia hyssopifolia

Coll. No. 493, Bassia hyssopifolia

Comments: 2015, Coll. No. 493, 12 Apr 2012, characters observed: Annual, to 25 cm., hairs simple; Stem single erect, or branched at base 90° and ascending, not jointed or fleshy, nodes without spines, hairy; Leaves alternate, well-developed, without stipules, well-developed, 7 mm., lanceolate, entire, weakly fleshy, veins obscure, hairs appressed, proximal narrowed at base, distal not clasping, hairs appressed; Inflorescence in axillary clusters; Flowers with calyx, bisexual, no tubercules, hooks, or appendages visible; Calyx, lobes 5, hairy¹, not bristly or spine-tipped, little red things among hairs that could be developing tuberucles or hooks¹; Petals 0; Styles, 2; Stamens 5; Fruit, unknown, not developed; Seed, unknown, not developed;

Coll. No. 497, Juncus macrandrus beside Bohler Creek

Collection No. 497, Juncus macrandrus

Comments: 2014, Coll. No. 497, 12 Apr 2012, characters observed: Perennial, to 65 cm., terrestrial plant of wet places; Stems >1; Leaves basal and cauline, ligule 0, iris-like, flat, oriented with edge toward stem; Infloresence spikes in head-like clusters, > 5, appearing terminal, not flat, bracts flat; Spikelets spirally arranged (not clearly 2-ranked); Spikelet has one bristle, two bractlets, four sepals; Perianth bristles 3.5mm Bracts 3-4 mm, not distinctly outcurved; Stamens 6, filaments 0.8 mm. + anthers 1.8 mm. = 2.6 mm.; Anthers > filaments; Fruit 2 mm x 1 mm wide, 3-sided, abruptly narrowed to beak, < perianth; Style 1 mm.; Seeds 5-8(+?).

Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum, Coll. No. 498

Collection No. 498, Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum

Collection No. 498, Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum

Comments: 2013, Coll. No. 498, 2 Aug 2007, characters observed: Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Stem, becoming hairy distally, but never strigose; Leaves, basal and cauline, alternate, reduced above, lower leaf petiole 80 mm. + blade 70 mm. × 6 mm. wide, length 11.5 × width, lanceolate, glabrous, margins minutely dentate; Inflorescence, 3-13 heads (3,4,8,13 observed); Heads, flowers of two kinds; Peduncles, hairy, eglandular; Phyllaries in 2+ series, slightly overlapping, unequal, inner > outer, outer tip obtuse, ±herbaceous, margins scarious; Receptacles epaleate; Pappus of bristles, single series, #25-30, cylindric, short plumose; Rays, conspicuous, 13 mm., much exceeding disc flowers, lavender; Disc flower, style present.

Collection No. 507, Trifolium wormskioldii

Comments: 2013, Coll. No. 507, 2 Aug 2007, characters observed: Herbaceous perennial, to 40 cm.; Roots and rhizomes unknown; Stem ascending; Leaves, petiole to 40 mm., palmately compound; Leaflets 3, not gland dotted, toothed-serrate as extensions of veins, tip acute; Involucre, conspicuous, when pressed hiding only bases of flowers, fused 2 mm. + free 3.5 mm., tip acute, Calyx not inflated in fruit; Sepals fused ≥½, tube = lobes, glabrous; Flower bilateral, 12 mm.; Corolla not inflated in fruit.

Collection No. 508, Carex nebrascensis

Comments: 2013, Coll. No. 508, 2 Aug 2007, characters observed: Perennial, herbaceous, to 50 cm., glabrous throughout; Inflorescence, ≥2 spikelets, lowest bract sheathless (Sect. Phacocystis per Taylor, 2010), pistillate and staminate flowers on same stem, terminal spikelet staminate (Group 8 per TJM2); Spikelets, 2 or more on each culm, lateral spikelets pedunculate, 30 mm. × 5 mm. wide, length 6× width; Perigynum, body 1.8 mm. + beak 0.3 mm. = 2.1 mm., walls tough, faces veined, but beak not as clearly notched as illustrated in TJM2, teeth minutely hairy; Stigmas 2.

Coll. No. 510, Arnica chamissonis

Comments: 2013, Coll. No. 510, 2 Aug 2007, characters observed: Herbaceous perennial, 60 cm.; Stem, proximal axils white hairy; Leaves opposite, petiole 65 mm, blade 68 mm. × 15 mm. wide, length 4.5 × width; Inflorescence 2-3 heads; Heads, 2 kinds of flowers; Phyllaries in 2 series, 8 mm., outer ≥ inner, stalked glandular, adaxial face glabrous, hair tufted near tip, tip acute; Receptacle epaleate; Ray corolla yellow; Disc corolla should be stalked-glandular but can't see; Pappus of well-developed bristles on both kinds of flowers, 6 mm., white, short plumose; Achene, sparsely glandular.

Coll. No. 515, Juncus mexicanus

Comments: 2013, Coll. No. 515, 2 Aug 2007, characters observed: Perennial, from long robust creeping rhizomes, terrestrial plant of wet places, to 50 cm.; Stem and leaves not differentiated, upper stem twisted; Inflorescence, bract, 7 cm., cylindric; Perianth appearing to be a single whorl, scale-like, 5 mm.; Flowers, bisexual; Stamens 6, some sometimes smaller or abortive(?); Pistil 1; Stigmas 3; Fruit, capsule, 3-angled; Seeds, 40-50.

Collection No. 518, Erigeron canadensis

Comments: 2015, Coll. No. 518, 2 Aug 2007, characters observed while keying: Annual, to 70 cm.; Leaves, alternate, lanceolate, to 60 mm. × 6 mm.; Inflorescence, panicle-like; Heads, many, inconspicuously radiate (i.e., two kinds of flowers, some flowers strap-shaped, but not obvious unless examined closely); Phyllaries, weakly graduated, with 1 central vein turning red-brown when dry; Receptacle epaleate; Flowers, rays: 0.7 mm. (measured from opening of tube to tip of lobe[s]), pistillate, white, disc: yellow, 4-lobed; Pappus, well-developed bristles.

Coll. No. 521, Scirpus microcarpus

Comments: 2013, Coll. No. 521, 2 Aug 2007, characters observed: Perennial, to 60 cm.; Leaves, cauline present; Inflorescence, terminal; Spikelets, ±30 flowers, not flat, in head-like clusters; Bracts, spiraled? (not 2-ranked); Flower, bisexual, not enclosed in a sac-like structure; Perianth bristles curved around fruit.

Coll. No. 529, Gentianopsis holopetala

Collection No. 529, Gentianopsis holopetala

Collection No. 529, Gentianopsis holopetala

Comments: 9/1/2011, Stem < Peduncle, Corolla lobes entire.

Coll. No. 531, Caulanthus cooperi

Coll. No. 531, Caulanthus cooperi sp. From Pine Canyon California.

Coll. No. 531, Caulanthus cooperi

Comments: 2013, Coll. No. 531, 17 April 2008, characters observed: Annual, tap-rooted, 40-50 cm.; Stem, not inflated. Hairs, mostly basal, simple; Leaves, basal and cauline, cauline leaves lobed at base, lance-linear; Corollas, purple or violet, petals, 12 mm.; Stamens 6, 4 short and 2 long, included; Filaments of longer pair of stamens fused; Anthers on 2 longer stamens are much smaller; Ovary linear; Fruit, linear, 70 mm., >6 ovules, reflexed; Seeds, oblong, 2 mm. × 1 mm. wide.

Location of Collection No. 532 of Frasera albomarginata near Squaw and Papoose Rock.

Frasera albomarginata habitat near Squaw and Papoose Rock. Location of Collection No. 532.

Collection No. 532, Frasera albomarginata

Flowers of Collection No. 532, Frasera albomarginata

Collection No. 532, Frasera albomarginata, near Squaw and Papoose Rock, Utah.

Comments: 2/22/2011, My images IMG_0812.jpg and IMG_0813.jpg.

Montezuma County Road CC crosses Cow Canyon west of Lowry Ruin

Prime Frasera albomarginata habitat in road cut.

Comments: 2/22/2011, My images IMG_0791.jpg and IMG_0792.jpg.

Frasera albomarginata on Cedar Mountain

Frasera albomarginata on Cedar Mountain

Collection No. 534, Frasera albomarginata, on San Rafael Swell, Utah

Collection No. 534, Frasera albomarginata, on San Rafael Swell, Utah

Comments: 2/22/2011, My images IMG_0867.jpg and IMG_0871.jpg.

Collection No. 535, Cryptantha, at Wimmer Flat on San Rafael Swell, Utah

Coll. No. 535, Cryptantha

Comments: 24 Jan 2013, Coll. No. 535, keyed 24 Jan 2013, characters observed: Perennial, to 20 cm., short straight appressed hairs, longer pustular hairs; Leaves, 5 cm., oblanceolate, entire, pustular hairy on adaxial surface only; Inflorescence subcapitate, 4 cm.; Calyx lobes 5, 8 mm., short appressed white, long yellow pustular; Corolla tube elongate, surpassing calyx, 9 mm. + lobes (5) 2.5 mm. = 11.5 mm., throat with intruded appendages; Style 9 mm., from top of ovary; Stigma 1, sort of a muffin-top shape; Stamens 5, included, 2 mm.; Filaments fused to corolla tube; Nutlets rugose (?), not developed well enough to key; Keyed in Welch, et al., 1993.

Coll. No. 536, Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica

Coll. No. 536, Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica

Coll. No. 536, Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica

Comments: 26 Sep 2013, Coll. No. 536, 6 June 2008, characters observed while keying: Perennial, caespitose, tap-rooted, scapose, to 5 cm.; Leaves, 14 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide, linear-oblanceolate, margins entire, both surfaces hairy and punctate; Peduncle, 15 mm.; Inflorescence, solitary heads; Phyllaries, in 2 ±equal series, 5 mm., hairy; Rays, blade partially developed, prominent veins becoming visible.

Collection No. 537, Penstemon carnosus, in Wimmer Flat, San Rafael Swell, Utah.

Collection No. 537, Penstemon carnosus, in Wimmer Flat, San Rafael Swell, Utah.

Collection No. 537, Penstemon carnosus, in Wimmer Flat, San Rafael Swell, Utah.

Comments: 2/17/2009, Plants normal-sized, not dwarfed; basal leaves developed, cauline leaves small; leaves glaucus, margins entire (not crisped); corolla blue, not evidently glandular; staminode not bearded with long tangled hairs; anther pubescent on surface; not wooly; anther sacs dehiscing throughout length; not from Daggett, Duchesne, San Juan, or Uintah counties. Used Key 5 in Welsh (1987).

Collection No. 541, Calylophus lavandulifolius, in Wimmer Flat, San Rafael Swell, Utah.	Collection No. 541, Calylophus lavandulifolius, in Wimmer Flat, San Rafael Swell, Utah.	Collection No. 541, Calylophus lavandulifolius, in Wimmer Flat, San Rafael Swell, Utah.	Collection No. 541, Calylophus lavandulifolius, in Wimmer Flat, San Rafael Swell, Utah.	Coll. No. 541, Calylophus lavandulifolius
Collection No. 541, Calylophus lavandulifolius, in Wimmer Flat, San Rafael Swell, Utah.

Comments: 11 Dec 2012, Coll. No. 541, keyed 11 Dec 2012, characters observed: Perennial, branched caudex; Stem pilose; Stipules 0; Leaves 6 mm x 2-3 mm wide, elliptical to oblanceolate, entire, pilose; Sepals 4, reflexed; Hypantheum 3.5 cm.; Petals 4, 2 cm., yellow; Stamens 8; Ovary tip projection 0; Stigma 4-lobed; Seeds n/a.

Collection No. 543, Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica on Cedar Mountain.

Collection No. 543, Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica on Cedar Mountain.

Comments: 24 Sep 2013, Coll. No. 543, 6 June 2008, characters observed while keying: Perennial, caespitose, scapose, to 13 cm.; Leaves, 20 mm., linear-oblanceolate, glandular-punctate, ±long-hairy; Inflorescence of both ray and disc flowers, scape 8 cm., heads solitary; Phyllaries in 2 ±equal series, 5 mm., villous-pillose, margins scarious; Ray flowers, yellow, blade 9 mm., reflexed, 3-4-tipped, veins prominent; Pappus of scales, 4, translucent; Achene hairy; West of continental divide.

Frasera albomarginata habitat at Ghost Rock

Curbside habitat of Frasera albomarginata at Ghost Rock Rest Stop

Collection No. 545, Frasera albomarginata, from Ghost Rock, Utah.

Comments: 2/22/2011, My images IMG_0881.jpg and IMG_0882.jpg.

Frasera albomarginata along the Burr Trail Road.

Frasera albomarginata habitat along the Burr Trail Road

Frasera albomarginata habitat

Collection No. 546, Frasera albomarginata, above Capitol Reef, Utah.

Comments: 2/22/2011, My images IMG_0896.jpg and IMG_0899.jpg.

Prime Frasera albomarginata habitat near Mokaac Pass.

Collection No. 547, Frasera albomarginata, near Mokaac Pass, Mohave County, Arizona.

Comments: 2/22/2011, My images IMG_0947.img, IMG_0948.jpg, and IMG_0950.jpg.

Collection No. 549

Frasera albomarginata location near Cave Lake, Nevada.

Collection No. 549, Frasera albomarginata, near Cave Lake State Park, Nevada.

Comments: 2/22/2011, My images IMG_0999.jpg and IMG_1000.jpg.

Frasera albomarginata just west of Ely, Nevada

Location of Frasera albomarginata southwest of Ely, Nevada.

Collection No. 550, Frasera albomarginata, near Murry Canyon, Nevada.

Comments: 2/22/2011, My images IMG_1003.jpg and IMG_1004.jpg.

Collection No. 551

Prime Frasera albomarginata habitat.

Collection No. 551, Frasera albomarginata

Comments: 2/22/2011, My images IMG_1017.jpg and IMG_1018.jpg.

Collection No. 552

Collection No. 552

Collection No. 552, Frasera albomarginata, from Secret Canyon, Nevada.

Comments: 2/22/2011, My images IMG_1025.jpg and IMG_1026.jpg.

Collection No. 553

Collection No. 553, Frasera albomarginata near Currant Summit, Nevada

Comments: 2/22/2011, My image IMG_1044.jpg.

Detail of Collection No. 559

Overview of Collection No. 559

Comments: 2010, Compare to Collection No. 583.

Coll. No. 562, Potentilla anserina ssp. anserina

Detail of Collection No. 562, Potentilla anserina var. anserina

Overview of Collection No. 562, Potentilla anserina var. anserina

Comments: 2015, At one time there was a second voucher available for distribution. It is unclear what happened to it.

Frasera albomarginata northwest of Crestline, Nevada

Comments: 2009, See my image IMG_1884.jpg

Very large Utah Juniper, Collection No. 572

Collection #572

Collection #572

Comments: 7/7/2009, See my image: IMG_1956.JPG

Stabilized dune beside the road.

Collection #573, Tiquilia nuttallii

Collection #573, Tiquilia nuttallii

Comments: 7/9/2009, See my image: IMG_1959.JPG

Coll. No. 574, Eriogonum nummulare

Coll. No. 574, Eriogonum nummulare

Coll. No. 574, Eriogonum nummulare

Comments: 7/7/2009, See my image: 1959.

Collection #575, Achnatherum Eriocoma hymenoides

Comments: 7/7/2009, See my image 1959.

Collection #576 Psoralidium lanceolatum alongside Adobe Meadows Road.

Collection #576 Psoralidium lanceolatum alongside Adobe Meadows Road.

Comments: 7/7/2009, See my image 1959.

Orobanche corymbosa, Collection No. 577

Collection #577 Orobanche corymbosa

Collection #577 Orobanche corymbosa

Comments: 7/11/2009, See my images 1960, 1961, and 1962.

Coll. No. 578, Astragalus lentiginosus var. floribundus beside the road.

Coll. No. 578 Astragalus lentiginosus var. floribundus

Collection #578 Astragalus lentiginosus var. flloribundus

Comments: 7/11/2009, See my image IMG_1964.JPG

Thelypodium milleflorum, Coll. No. 579

Coll. No. 579 Thelypodium milleflorum

Comments: 2013, Coll. No. 579, 7 Jul 2009, characters observed: Perennial (?), to 50 cm.; Hairs 0; Glands 0; Leaves, at least some cauline, basal, petioles unknown (should be ciliate), cauline, not basally lobed or clasping, all petioled, petiole ≤20 mm., blade, ovoid, largest 70 mm. × 40 mm. wide, reduced above, few dentate; Inflorescence, 7-12 cm., single spike per stem, Pedicel upcurved; Flowers, radial, bisexual, all parts spreading; Petals, white, oblanceolate (not linear), 9 mm.; Stamens 6, ±equal in length; Anthers curled >360°; Fruit, (immature) stalk 1.5 mm. + body 12 mm. + style 0.3 mm., erect (not appressed).

Coll. No. 580 Aliciella monoensis near Adobe Hills Spillway.

Coll. No. 580 Aliciella monoensis near Adobe Hills Spillway.

Comments: 2013, Coll. No. 580, 7 Jul 2009, characters observed: Annual, to 25 cm., tap-rooted; Short stalked glandular, sand encrusted; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, 16 mm. × 3 mm. wide, cauline, alternate, simple, not bristle-tipped; Calyx, lobes 5, equal, tube 1.5 mm. + lobes 1.0 mm. = 2.5 mm.; Corolla, tube 2.5 mm. + throat 3.0 mm. + lobes 1.5 mm. = 7.0 mm., throat widened near mouth, lobes ovate-acuminate; Style, 3 mm., persistent; Fruit, ellipsoid; Seeds, not gelatinous when wet.

One-seeded Pussypaws (Calyptridium monospermum) at East Craters Sand Flat

Collection No. 583

Comments: 2010, Infloresence axillary, multiple infloresences per rosette. , 2011, Must have decided in February that the above wasn't true.

One-seeded Pussypaws (Calyptridium monospermum) at East Craters Sand Flat

Collection No. 583

Comments: 2010, Infloresence axillary, multiple infloresences per rosette. , 2011, Must have decided in February that the above wasn't true.

Collection No. 584, Phacelia hastata ssp. hastata

Collection No. 584, Phacelia hastata ssp. hastata

Collection No. 584, Phacelia hastata ssp. hastata

Comments: 4/10/2010, Erect plant, some hairs appressed, calyx lobes not glandular.

Coll. No. 585, Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum

Coll. No. 585, Sand Dune Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum) at East Craters Sand Flat

Comments: 2013, Coll. No. 585, 7 Jul 2009, characters observed: Perennial, to 35 cm., not scapose; Hairs, most simple, some appear “double-ended,” presumably because they are sessile, and branched at the point of attachment; Stem, proximal not woody; Leaves, basal, 40 mm., oblanceolate, cauline, present, sessile, not basally lobed or clasping, simple; Inflorescence, not bracted, elongate; Pedicel, 4 mm.; Flowers, radial; Petals, claw 9 mm. + blade 5 mm. × 3 mm. wide; Stamens, 6, arrangement not clear; Ovary, 5 mm., linear; Style, 1.5 mm.; Fruit, 75 mm., not constricted between seeds, ascending; Seed, 2.2 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, winged at tip.

Location of Collection No. 586, Eriastrum wilcoxii

Collection No. 586, Eriastrum wilcoxii at Black Point.

Collection No. 586, Eriastrum wilcoxii at Black Point.

Comments: See image IMG_2007.JPG for habitat. , 4/10/2010, Corolla salverform.

Coll No. 611, Plagiobothrys kingii var. harknessii

Comments: 2015, Coll. No. 611, 22 Jun 2010, characters observed while keying: Annual, cotyledons persistent, to 7 cm., tap-rooted, branched at base; Stems, ±equally tall; Leaves, basal rosette 0, cauline alternate; Corolla, white, limb 5 mm., appendages yellow, prominent; Nutlets, #4, light tan, ovoid, 2.6 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, adaxially keeled above scar, scar, lateral, sessile, raised, flat without thick rim, margin prickles 0, cross-ribs irregular.

Coll. No. 614, Astragalus casei

Are the pods stipitate? I think not.

Coll. No. 614, Astragalus casei

Comments: 2011,

Tom Schweich #614

Keyed from Taylor (2010)

9' Stipules not connate into a sheath
19' Pubesence basifixed
20' Pods have a few hairs, definitely not obscuring surface
24' Pods with small stipe
25' Pods 1-chambered
32' Pods leathery and pubescent -- well, no, but neither could they be described as glabrous and inflated.
34. Stems stiffly erect -- definitely not prostrate or decumbent
............................ Astragalus casei A. Gray

Coll. No. 615, Phacelia vallis-mortae

Coll. No. 615, Phacelia vallis-mortae

Coll. No. 615, Phacelia vallis-mortae

Comments: 2011,

Characters: Annual. Stem erect. Leaves, cauline compound, segments toothed. Calyx lobes entire, ±alike, generally short to long hairy. Corolla uniformly colored blue, 13 mm, 12 mm wide, generally deciduous. Some stamens exserted. Fruit ovoid to elliptic 4-5 mm. Pedicels 1.5 mm in fruit. Calyx lobes in fruit 8 mm, not dimorphic, ±straight, ±enclosing fruit, 3 mm > fruit. Seeds 2, one seed has ridge, but not grooved.

In Taylor (2010), this keys pretty much straight to P. vallis-mortae. In TJM2 and TJDM, it gets lost in the keys around P. distans and P. tanacetifolia.