Plants of SE UT Hanging Gardens
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Plants of SE UT Hanging Gardens, NW of Bluff, UT [San Juan Co(s), Utah] Observed on CONPS fieldtrip, 7/29/2000 to 7/30/2000 Leader(s): Arnold Clifford, Sandy Friedley, Charlie King; Recorder(s); Loraine Yeatts Scientific Name Synonym Common Name Agavaceae (formerly in Liliaceae) Agave B 1. Yucca angustissima Yucca, Spanish bayonet Anacardiaceae Sumac R 2. Rhus aromatica ssp. trilobata (R. trilobata) Skunkbrush Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Parsley J 3. Aletes macdougalii ssp. breviradiatus Asteraceae (Compositae) Sunflower B 4. Ambrosia acanthicarpa (Franseria acanthicarpa) Sandbur J 5. Baccharis emoryi Emory”s seepwillow B 6. Dicoria brandegei Brandege’s sandplant R 7. Dyssodia pentachaeta var. Scale glandweed belinidium R 8. Stenotus armerioides (Haplopappus armerioides) Thrifty goldenweed B 9. Stephanomeria sp. B 10. Tetraneuris ivesiana (Hymenoxys acaulis var. ivesiana) Stemless woollybase Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) Mustard J 11. Thelypodium integrifolium Cactaceae Cactus R 12. Sclerocactus parviflorus (S. whipplei var. rosea of some auth.) Bearclaw Cyperaceae Sedge J 13. Carex specuicola Elaeagnaceae Oleaster B 14. Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian-olive R 15. Shepherdia rotundifolia Roundleaf buffaloberry Ephedraceae Ephedra R 16. Ephedra torreyana Mormon tea, Torrey ephedra R 17. Ephedra viridis Green ephedra, Mormon tea Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Pea B 18. Melilotus albus White sweetclover Helleboraceae (formerly in Ranunculaceae) Hellebore B 19. Aquilegia micrantha Alcove columbine Malvaceae Mallow B 20. Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia Gooseberry-leaved globemallow Melanthiaceae (formerly in Liliaceae) False hellebore J 21. Anticlea vaginata (Zigadenus vaginatus) Alcove death camas Nyctaginaceae Four-o'clock B 22. Abronia fragrans Fragrant sand-verbena B 23. Oxybaphus linearis (Mirabilis linearis) Narrowleaf umbrellawort Oleaceae Olive B 24. Fraxinus anomala Single-leaf ash Comments: Due to dry conditions and season, most plants not blooming; no comprehensive plant list made Special plants: Primula specuicola, Epipactis gigantea, Anticlea (Zygadenus) vaginata, Erigeron kachinesis, Phacelia indecora, habenaria zoethcina Sites: b = alcove in Bluff sandstone, j = John's Canyon (limestone streambank terraces in Lower Rico Form.), r = Road Canyon (Cedar Mesa Sandstone vertical cliff seeps) SE UT Hanging Gardens, NW of Bluff, UT - Jul 29, 2000 to Jul 30, 2000 Scientific Name Synonym Common Name Onagraceae Evening-primrose B 25. Oenothera longissima Bridges evening primrose Orchidaceae Orchid B 26. Epipactis gigantea Helleborine J 27. Epipactis gigantea Helleborine Primulaceae Primrose B 28. Primula specuicola Cave primrose, Easter-flower Rosaceae Rose R 29. Amelanchior utahensis Utah serviceberry B 30. Coleogyne ramosissima Blackbrush Salicaceae Willow J 31. Salix exigua (S. interior) Sandbar willow J 32. Salix sp Willow Scrophulariaceae Figwort B 33. Mimulus eastwoodiae Eastwood monkeyflower Solanaceae Nightshade B 34. Lycium pallidum Pale wolfberry B 35. Lycium pallidum Pale wolfberry B 36. Solanum elaeagnifolium Silver-leaf nightshade, white horse-nettle Tamaricaceae Tamarisk B 37. Tamarix ramosissima (T. chinensis in some reports) Tamarisk, salt cedar -2-.