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January 2008 Volume 31 Number 1 Sego Lily January 2008 31 (1) January 2008 Volume 31 Number 1 Cronquist’s woodyaster (Xylorhiza cronquistii) is a white- flowered, daisy-like member of the Sun- flower family (Asteraceae or Composi- tae) that is found only in Kane and Gar- field Counties. Genetic evidence strongly suggests that this species is of hybrid origin, involving a cross between Hurtleaf woodyaster (X. tortifolia) and Henrieville woodyaster (X. confertifo- lia). X. cronquistii has narrow leaves like X. confertifolia, but short teeth and long-pointed involucre bracts like X. tortifolia. Cronquist’s woodyaster is named in honor of Arthur Cronquist, one of the most famous American bota- nists of the 20th Century, who first dis- covered the Henrieville woodyaster while botanizing southern Utah in the 1960s. It typically grows on barren, rocky slopes of the Kaiparowits or Chinle formations and flowers in mid May to early June. Illustration by Kaye Thorne from the Utah Rare Plant Field Guide. In this issue: Chapter News . 2 Bulletin Board . 3 Prickly Pears as Food Plants . 4 Botanic Verses: Invaders and Invadees . 6 Rare Moonwort off Candidate List . 7 Rock Canyon Restoration . 8 What’s in a Name: Fendler, Fendlera, and Fendlerella . 10 Botanical Arts and Crafts How to Make a Cocklebur Poodle . 11 Copyright 2007 Utah Native Plant Society. All Rights Reserved. Utah Native Plant Society Education: Ty Harrison Sego Lily Editor: Walter Fertig Horticulture: Maggie Wolf ([email protected]). News items, arti- Invasive Weeds: Susan Garvin cles, photos, and illustrations from Rare Plants: Walter Fertig members are always welcome. The deadline for the March 2008 Sego Lily Chapters and Chapter Presidents is 15 February 2008. Cache: Steve Ripple Escalante (Garfield Co): Allysia Angus Copyright 2007 Utah Native Plant Officers Fremont (Richfield area): Rebecca Society. All Rights Reserved Co-Presidents: Bill Gray (Salt Lake Co) Harms & Ron Parsons and Bill King (Salt Lake Co) Manzanita (Kane Co): Walter Fertig The Sego Lily is a publication of the Treasurer: Celeste Kennard (Utah Co) Mountain (Summit Co): Mindy Utah Native Plant Society, a 501(c)(3) Secretary: Mindy Wheeler (Summit Wheeler not-for-profit organization dedicated Co) Price (Carbon Co): Mike Hubbard to conserving and promoting steward- Board Chair: Larry Meyer (Salt Lake Salt Lake: Kipp Lee ship of our native plants. Use of con- Co) Southern (Washington Co): Margaret tent material is encouraged but re- Malm quires permission (except where ex- UNPS Board: Walter Fertig (Kane Co), Utah Valley (Utah Co): Celeste Ken- empted by statute) and must be cor- Robert Fitts (Utah Co), Susan Garvin nard rectly credited and cited. Articles, (Utah Co), Marie Griffiths (Salt Lake photographs and illustrations submit- Co), Ty Harrison (Salt Lake Co), Char- Website: For late-breaking news, the ted to us remain the property of the lene Homan (Salt Lake Co), Kipp Lee UNPS store, the Sego Lily archives, submitting individuals or organiza- (Salt Lake Co), Margaret Malm Chapter events, links to other websites tions. Submit permission requests to (Washington Co), Therese Meyer (Salt (including sources of native plants and [email protected]. We encourage read- Lake Co), Jeff Mitchell (Utah Co), Leila the digital Utah Rare Plant Field ers to submit articles for potential Shultz (Cache Co), Maria Ulloa (Sevier Guide), and more, go to unps.org. publication. By submitting an article, Co), Dave Wallace (Cache Co), Maggie Many thanks to Xmission for an implicit license is granted to print Wolf (Salt Lake Co), Loreen Woolsten- sponsoring our website. the article in the newsletter or other hulme (Utah Co). UNPS publications for reprint without For more information on UNPS: permission (in print and electronic Committees Contact Bill King (582-0432) or Susan media). When submitting an article, Communications: Larry Meyer Garvin (356-5108), or write to UNPS, please indicate whether it has been Conservation: Bill King and Tony PO Box 520041, Salt Lake City, UT, previously published or submitted for Frates 84152-0041 or email [email protected] consideration to other publications. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ a great way to socialize and inter- the soil that influences the survival Chapter News of native plants we enjoy seeing act with our friends and neighbors who share a passion for native above ground in April. We will Escalante (Garfield County): also have a special surprise for our Back in October, the Escalante plants. We collected food to do- nate to the local food bank, January meeting. As soon as I fig- Chapter took on several tasks. The ure out what it is, I’ll get the word chapter co-hosted a talk entitled exchanged small plant-related gifts, and shared some wonderful out to our chapter members by e- Rainwater Harvesting 101 pre- mail!- Walter Fertig sented by Jeff and Anna Sanders food.—Allysia Angus of Boulder. We also hosted a pres- Salt Lake: At our December Manzanita (Kane County): entation by Doug Reynolds, of Iron meeting we had a pair of speakers County, during which he spoke Tim Clarke of Boulder, UT, regaled our group with stories about incor- talk on "Emigration Canyon: an about the ―Challenges of Rest- Uneasy Interface between Man oration in an Age of Weeds.‖ porating native plants into land- scape design at our December and Nature". Emigration Canyon, Lastly, the chapter sponsored and right next to Salt Lake City, is staffed a table at the Annual Esca- meeting. For 2008, our slate of events and speakers includes where the Donner party and the lante Canyons Arts Festival (our Mormon pioneers entered the Val- primary fund-raiser each year). Laura Fertig on getting to Rainbow Bridge National Monument the ley. Cindy Furse spoke on the At the table we shared literature amazingly diverse set of events on native plants and provided an hard way (and the spring wildflow- ers found on the overland route) in that shaped the canyon since then, opportunity for more people to while Sarah Bennett told us about learn about the chapter and join February, Roger Hoverman dis- cussing wildfire dynamics and how the recent efforts to establish a our mailing list. trail system. Mix this in with ex- In December, Louise and Larry to landscape to reduce fire risk in March, and Bala Chaudhary of clusive real estate development, Barnes opened their beautiful his- watershed issues, and fire control, toric home to host the annual pot- Northern Arizona University dis- cussing the hidden world beneath and you have a fragile coexistence. luck-style holiday party which was - Kipp Lee 2 Sego Lily January 2008 31 (1) Southern (Washington Co.) Good news! First, we have a new Program Chair, Barbara Farns- Left: Budding botanists worth, who is eager to get some Thomas and Moriah Ken- interesting meetings for us all. nard in the scrub oak The first meeting will be Mon- leaves during the Plants day, February 4, at 7 PM in and Preschoolers hike in Springdale. It will be on the sex Rock Canyon. Photo by life of plants by Carolyn Shelton Mama Celeste Kennard. of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The meet- ing will be in the new Springdale Community Center, 126 Lion Blvd (located next to the new library on the road to the O.C. Tanner Amphitheater). Contact Join us for Plants and Pre- hike of the season was to visit the Barbara Farnsworth for more schoolers at Wasatch Elementary Heritage Garden at Rock Canyon information (435/772-0525). (1040N 900E in Provo) for a tour Trailhead. – Celeste Kennard Second - With water becom- of the garden designed to catch the ing ever and ever scarcer in attention of the young at heart. Bulletin Board The trip will be during the first southwestern Utah, it’s high spring-like week in February. We time for you to get going on that 2008 Rare Plant Conference are also planning a ―Garden Art‖ native landscape you’ve been The 7th annual Red Butte Garden- activity at Wasatch Garden in the thinking about but haven’t got- UNPS co-sponsored rare plant spring to learn about drawing ten around to! And here’s your task force conference will be held plants. Let us know if this should chance to get started! The in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, be an evening or morning event. Southern Chapter’s (annual) March 4, 2008 from 9 AM to 5 We will be planning work days Propagation Workshop will be PM. Past participants will receive in mid-March at the Wasatch gar- on February 2 this year. Fee is an email notification with further den and the Utah Central Water $20. Sign up through Zion Can- details. Conservancy District. Look for yon Field Institute, Zion Na- The agenda will follow a format more details in the March Sego tional Park, Springdale, UT similar to prior years involving a Lily. Please contact us if you are 84767. (435) 772-3264 or 1-800- series of short presentations by a willing to help with planning an 635-3959. Class is limited to 15, variety of individuals working on anniversary celebration. We and it always fills up—so get Utah rare plant related conserva- would especially love to hear from your registration in early. This tion projects, including updates of all those who helped plant the gar- year we will also have some seed projects discussed at prior meet- dens over the years. Contact collected around Kanab, for use ings, ongoing/new projects, and [email protected] by people who live in that an opportunity for general net- with suggestions and for details. higher-elevation area. The in- working and for providing input Late Fall Activity report: We structor will again be USU Ex- relating to the status of Utah rare ended the Plants and Preschoolers tension agent Rick Heflebower.
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