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WTU Herbarium Specimen Label Data Generated from the WTU Herbarium Database September 24, 2021 at 3:25 am http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/collections/search.php Specimen records: 2570 Images: 445 Search Parameters: Label Query: Genus = "Eriogonum" Polygonaceae Polygonaceae Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum flavum Nutt. var. piperi (Greene) M.E. Jones U.S.A., OREGON, JOSEPHINE COUNTY: U.S.A., OREGON, WALLOWA COUNTY: Siskiyou Mountains: On road 4402, 3 miles south east of junction Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Wallowa Valley Ranger District. with Forest Road 112. Mount Howard, above tramway buildings. Elev. 3250 ft. Elev. 8220 ft. 41° 59' 52" N, 123° 48' 8" W; T41S R9W S18; WGS 84, 45° 15' 42" N, 117° 10' 33" W; T3S R45E S34; NAD 27 uncertainty: 500 m., Source: Digital map, Georef'd by John Open subalpine meadow with scattered Pinus albicaulis, understory Bassett mostly graminoids. Sulfury yellow, forms clumps. Phenology: Open, young forest of Ponderosa pine, Calocedrus, with Flowers. Origin: Native. Arctostaphylos shrub layer. In mats to 1 meter diameter; head of yellow flowers. Phenology: Flowers. Origin: Native. Tracy Fuentes 421 20 Jul 2002 with Sharon Rodman and Peter Zika Roger Fuller 98-36 28 Jun 1998 WTU-360560 WTU-406048 Polygonaceae Polygonaceae Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby ex Coville) M.E. Jones Eriogonum pyrolifolium Hook. U.S.A., OREGON, WALLOWA COUNTY: U.S.A., WASHINGTON, PIERCE COUNTY: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Wallowa Valley Ranger District. Mount Rainier National Park, NE side; at small basin above The Mount Howard, above tramway buildings. Palisades Rock, around perimeter of small pond. Elev. 8230 ft. Elev. 6500 ft. 45° 15' 44" N, 117° 10' 39" W; T3S R45E S34; NAD 27 46° 57' 7" N, 121° 36' 11" W; UTM Zone 10, 606407E, 5200539N; Dry, rocky ridge. Forms prostrate mat, uncommon. Phenology: NAD 27, uncertainty: 4 m., Source: GPS Flowers. Origin: Native. Dry pumice basin, gentle N-slope, with small dry pond in middle; Carex spp., Luetkea, Eriogonum pyrolifolium. Flowers white; Tracy Fuentes 425 20 Jul 2002 common but scattered. Phenology: Flowers. Origin: Native. with Sharon Rodman and Peter Zika Ben Legler 2238 18 Aug 2004 WTU-360556 with Pete Del Zotto WTU-361428, NPS accession 448, catalog 15117 Polygonaceae Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Polygonaceae U.S.A., OREGON, WALLOWA COUNTY: Eriogonum compositum Douglas ex Benth. var. Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. U.S. Forest Service Road #39. compositum Salt Creek Summit Sno-Park, 0.5 mi. east of parking area. Elev. 6150 ft. U.S.A., WASHINGTON, PIERCE COUNTY: 45° 12.47' N, 117° 4.07' W; T4S R46E S16 SE Mount Rainier National Park, along ridge north of Brown Peak. Lodgepole pine, Abies lasiocarpa dominated meadow - surrounded Elev. 6210 ft. by burned areas; gravelly loam. Ochroleucous flowers; mat forming, 46° 57.198' N, 121° 35.094' W; UTM Zone 10, 607680.081E, woody stem spread along ground. Phenology: Flowers. Origin: 5200727.89N; Source: GPS, UTM calculated from Lat-Lon. Native. Steep slope, rocky ground. Other plants: Abies lasiocarpa (scattered), Silene parryi, Aster ledophyllus, Arenaria capillaris. Robert Goff 02-43 19 Jul 2002 Flowers cream. Occasional in rocky outcrops. Phenology: Flowers. with Suzanne Bagshaw, Dale Blum, David Giblin, Richard Robohm. Origin: Native. WTU-3 Don Knoke 663 18 Aug 2004 with David Giblin Polygonaceae WTU-361955, NPS accession 448, catalog 15148 Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Polygonaceae U.S.A., OREGON, WALLOWA COUNTY: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. U.S. Forest Service Road #39. Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. majus Hook. Salt Creek Summit Sno-Park, 1.0 mi. east of parking area; jct. Forest Road 3915 and 100. U.S.A., WASHINGTON, PIERCE COUNTY: Elev. 6206 ft. Mount Rainier National Park, along ridge north of Brown Peak. 45° 12.65' N, 117° 3.88' W; T4S R46E S16 SE Elev. 6210 ft. Lodgepole pine, Abies lasiocarpa meadow; surrounded by burned 46° 57.198' N, 121° 35.094' W; UTM Zone 10, 607680.081E, areas. Flowers yellow; large taproot; not common. Phenology: 5200727.89N; Source: GPS, UTM calculated from Lat-Lon. Flowers. Origin: Native. Steep slope, rocky ground. Other plants: Abies lasiocarpa (scattered), Silene parryi, Aster ledophyllus, Arenaria capillaris. Robert Goff 02-49 19 Jul 2002 Flowers cream; NE-facing steep slope; common. Phenology: with Suzanne Bagshaw, Dale Blum, David Giblin, Richard Robohm. Flowers. Origin: Native. WTU-360640 Don Knoke 669 18 Aug 2004 with David Giblin WTU-362006, NPS accession 448, catalog 15157 Polygonaceae Polygonaceae Eriogonum flavum Nutt. Eriogonum compositum Douglas ex Benth. var. compositum U.S.A., OREGON, WALLOWA COUNTY: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. East Ridge, Mt. Howard Trail. U.S.A., WASHINGTON, PIERCE COUNTY: Elev. 8112 ft. Mount Rainier National Park, Sourdough Mountains, above Palisade 45° 15.049' N, 117° 10.628' W Lakes Trail at NE end of Clover Lake. Grassy meadow ridge top, scrub Pinus flexilis down slope; sandy, Elev. 5800 ft. rocky soil; some exposed rocky areas; mostly west side of ridge. 46° 55.8' N, 121° 35.7' W; UTM Zone 10, 606957.944999999E, Yellow flower; found in dry water course; sand and rock. Phenology: 5198124.91N; T17N R10E S30; Source: GPS, UTM calculated Flowers. Origin: Native. from Lat-Lon. Steep dry slope with a few volcanic ledges, SE aspect. White Robert Goff 02-101 20 Jul 2002 flowers, large root, uncommon, full sun on ledges. Phenology: with Shahid Naeem, Sara Tjossem Flowers. Origin: Native. WTU-359742 P. F. Zika 20010 18 Aug 2004 with Elizabeth Gould Polygonaceae WTU-362073, NPS accession 448, catalog 15352 Eriogonum pyrolifolium Hook. Polygonaceae U.S.A., WASHINGTON, PIERCE COUNTY: Mount Rainier National Park, Sourdough Ridge Trail, S slopes of Eriogonum pyrolifolium Hook. Dege Peak, Sourdough Mountains. Elev. 6700 ft. U.S.A., WASHINGTON, CHELAN COUNTY: 46° 55' N, 121° 36.5' W; UTM Zone 10, 605969.231E, North Cascades National Park Complex, Lake Chelan National 5196625.181N; T17N R9E S36; Source: GPS, UTM calculated Recreation Area, north side of lake known as "Dee Dee Lake." from Lat-Lon. Elev. 6320 ft. Loose dry steep (rocky) slope, over volcanics, full sun, with Aster 48° 24' N, 120° 38' W; UTM Zone 10, 674011E, 5363805N; NAD ledophyllus, Valeriana, Lupinus, Rainiera, scattered Abies 27, Source: Field notes lasiocarpa. Occasional, white flowers, deep taproots. Phenology: Growing in loose talus and scree upslope from lake. Flowers with Flowers. Origin: Native. dirty socks smell, white to pinkish. Phenology: Flowers. Origin: Native. P. F. Zika 19989 18 Aug 2004 with Elizabeth Gould Sarah Gage 7613 8 Aug 2004 with Jim Duemmel, Steve Karafit, Gene Myers WTU-361853, NPS accession 448, catalog 15306 WTU-361898, NPS accession 656, catalog 12439 Polygonaceae Polygonaceae Eriogonum caespitosum Nutt. Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. majus Hook. U.S.A., OREGON, WALLOWA COUNTY: U.S.A., WASHINGTON, CHELAN COUNTY: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Top of Mount Howard Tram. North Cascades National Park Complex, Lake Chelan National Elev. 8135 ft. Recreation Area, South Pass. 45° 15.41' N, 117° 10.65' W; T3S R45E S27 Elev. 6190 ft. Volcanic soil; south on N-S ridge from tram; north sloping hillside 48° 24.817' N, 120° 38.834' W; UTM Zone 10, 674098.097E, and meadow, scattered trees. Sunny, breezy. Phenology: Flowers. 5364729.01N; Source: GPS, UTM calculated from Lat-Lon. Origin: Native. Open slopes with granitic outcrops; growing on steep slope - rock interface. Pinus albicaulis, Tsuga mertensiana. Infructescence Jessie Johanson 02-106 20 Jul 2002 pinkish yellow. Phenology: Flowers. Origin: Native. with Joe Johanson, Mark Eggers Sarah Gage 7623 8 Aug 2004 WTU-359845 with Jim Duemmel, Steve Karafit, Gene Myers WTU-361926, NPS accession 656, catalog 12466 Polygonaceae Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Polygonaceae U.S.A., OREGON, WALLOWA COUNTY: Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. depressum Blank. Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Lostine River Road, end of road. Elev. 5720 ft. U.S.A., OREGON, WALLOWA COUNTY: 45° 15.031' N, 117° 22.497' W; T4S R43E S13 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. East Ridge, Mt. Howard Trail. Hillside rocky meadow (granitic); lush greenery - grasses, sedges, Elev. 8112 ft. and annuals. Phenology: Flowers. Origin: Native. 45° 15.049' N, 117° 10.628' W Grassy meadow ridge top, scrub Pinus flexilis down slope; sandy, Jessie Johanson 02-142 21 Jul 2002 rocky soil; some exposed rocky areas; mostly west side of ridge. with Joe Johanson, David Giblin, Ken Davis, Robert Goff, Cindy White flowers, pinkish in bud; gray-blue basal foliage; found in Spurgeon sandy, dry water course in cushions; uncommon in water course. Phenology: Flowers. Origin: Native. WTU-360608 Robert Goff 02-83 20 Jul 2002 with Shahid Naeem, Sara Tjossem WTU-360939 Polygonaceae Polygonaceae Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. Eriogonum douglasii Benth. var. douglasii U.S.A., OREGON, WALLOWA COUNTY: U.S.A., OREGON, WALLOWA COUNTY: Hell's Canyon National Recreation Area. Forest Road 3965, north of Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Eagle Cap Ranger District, Eagle Hell's Canyon overlook. Cap Wilderness Area. Big Sheep Creek Drainage. Bonnie Lakes Elev. 5367 ft. Trail. Pass between Big Sheep Creek and Wallowa River, south of 45° 7.716' N, 116° 50.052' W Aneroid Peak. Dry, rocky, east-facing slope; no trees. Cream colored flowers. Elev. 8462 ft. Phenology: Flowers. Origin: Native. 45° 11.6' N, 117° 11.1' W Basalt bedrock, +/- alpine meadows (widely scattered trees) - Pinus. Richard G. Olmstead 02-35 19 Jul 2002 Dense mat; greyish-green fuzzy leaves, woody taproot; yellow with Sara Tjessem, Shahid Naeem, Cindy Spurgeon, Don Knoke flowers with pink tinges. Phenology: Flowers. Origin: Native. WTU-359750 Sharon Rodman 603 19 Jul 2002 with Peter Zika, Mark Egger, David Tank, Ben Legler Polygonaceae WTU-361000 Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. ellipticum (Nutt.) Reveal Polygonaceae U.S.A., OREGON, WALLOWA COUNTY: Hell's Canyon National Recreation Area. Hell's Canyon Overlook Eriogonum flavum Nutt.
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