Sego Lily September 2010 33 (5) September 2010 (volume 33 number 5) In this issue: Farewell to the Aceraceae: Farewell to the Aceraceae: Changes in the Angiosperm Family Tree Changes in the Angiosperm Family Tree . 1, 4 Chapter News . 2 Bulletin Board . 3 Bladderworts: Terrors of the Wetlands . 6 On the False Report of an Edward Palmer Collection as a New Record for the Genus Oligomeris (Resedaceae) for Utah . 8 Native Plant Profiles: Four-wing Saltbush . 10 By Walter Fertig The Maple family is dead. For sure there are still plenty of spe- cies of maples (Acer) across North America and Asia, but the maple family (Aceraceae) is gone — cut down by a new generation of tax- onomists wielding DNA datasets and modern phylogenetic theory. The maples and their close cousins the horse-chestnuts (Hippocast- anaceae) are now part of an ex- panded Soapberry family (Sapind- aceae). The milkweed family (Asclepiad- Arborus angiospermus, an aceae) is also no more – absorbed by evolutionary or phylogenetic the Dogbanes (Apocynaceae). Gone family tree of the flowering too are the Goosefoots (Chenopod- plants or angiosperms, based iaceae), Duckweeds (Lemnaceae), on recent taxonomic revisions Pyrolas (Pyrolaceae), and Waterleafs of the Angiosperm Phylogeny (Hydrophyllaceae). Some familiar Group (APG). Cartoon by W. groups like the Lilies (Liliaceae) and Fertig. Figworts (Scrophulariaceae) have received [continued on page 4] Copyright 2010 Utah Native Plant Society. All Rights Reserved. Utah Native Plant Society Horticulture: Maggie Wolf Sego Lily Editor: Walter Fertig Important Plant Areas: Mindy ([email protected]). The deadline for Wheeler the November 2010 Sego Lily is 15 Invasive Weeds: Susan Fitts October 2010. Rare Plants: Walter Fertig Scholarship/Grants: Therese Meyer Copyright 2010 Utah Native Plant So- ciety. All Rights Reserved Chapters and Chapter Presidents Cache: Michael Piep The Sego Lily is a publication of the Officers Cedar City: Marguerite Smith Utah Native Plant Society, a 501(c)(3) President: Walter Fertig (Kane Co) Escalante: Harriet Priska not-for-profit organization dedicated Vice President: Kipp Lee (Salt Lake Co) Fremont: Lisa White to conserving and promoting steward- Treasurer: Charlene Homan (Salt Lake Manzanita: Walter Fertig ship of our native plants. Use of con- Co) Mountain: Mindy Wheeler tent material is encouraged but re- Secretary: Mindy Wheeler (Summit Salt Lake: Marni Ambrose quires permission (except where ex- Co) Southwestern/Bearclaw poppy: Mar- empted by statute) and must be cor- Board Co-Chairs: Bill King (Salt Lake garet Malm rectly credited and cited. 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For more information on UNPS: UNPS publications for reprint without Contact Bill King (582-0432) or Susan permission (in print and electronic Committees Fitts (801-756-6177), or write to media). When submitting an article, Communications: Larry Meyer UNPS, PO Box 520041, Salt Lake City, please indicate whether it has been Conservation: Bill King & Tony Frates UT, 84152-0041 or email previously published or submitted for Education: Ty Harrison [email protected] consideration to other publications. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ennials. The lecture and plant ex- Chapter News change are free to the public but donations will gladly be accepted for Escalante: September 24-25— the Richfield County Library. Escalante Canyons Art Festival, 10 The lecture starts at 9 AM with AM to 5 PM. Please contact Harriet the plant exchange from 10 AM until about helping with the Native Plant noon. All gardeners are encouraged table. to contribute extra plants from their Saturday, October 2—National gardens and take home new ones. Public Lands Day Re-vegetation The goal of the event is to promote Project at Calf Creek Campground water wise gardening, recycling and Escalante River Trailhead. 30 plants, and learning something new. willing laborers are needed to plant For more information, call Barbara native plants in designated spots. (435-896-8798), Ron Parsons (435- Please contact Jeanie Linn by 31 527-4751) or Lisa White August ([email protected], 826- ([email protected]).— Janett 5624) if you can help. Warner Tuesday, October 12: ―Dinosaur ennial plant exchange on Septem- Salads: Flora of the Cretaceous age ber 18th at the Richfield City Park Manzanita (Kane County): Our Kaiparowits Formation, Grand Pavilion on 300 North Main. annual fall native plant sale will take Staircase-Escalante National Monu- UNPS member Barbara Jensen is place on Saturday, 11 September ment‖ by Dr. Alan Titus, monument the inspiration behind this event. 2010, from 9-11 AM at the Kanab paleontologist at 7 PM at the Esca- Barbara, a real Green recycling Farmer’s Market. Janett Warner of lante Interagency Visitor Center pioneer, didn’t want to throw away Wildland Nursery in Joseph, UT will auditorium.—Harriet Priska the extra plants in her garden. be on hand with a selection of native To start off the event, Ross shrubs, small trees, wildflowers, and Fremont (Richfield Area): The Murdock, greenhouse manager at grasses adapted for southern Utah Fremont Chapter and Sevier County Southern Utah University, will give gardening. - W. Fertig Master Gardeners are hosting a per- a presentation on growing per- 2 Sego Lily September 2010 33 (5) Salt Lake: Our potluck in City Bulletin Board Creek Canyon was held August 14th. After paying homage to the rare Annual UNPS Member’s Meeting: The Society’s annual fall members Utah angelica (Angelica wheeleri) - meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 23 on the campus of Utah Valley one topped out at 8 feet tall - we University in Orem, UT. Dr. Jason Alexander, curator of the UVU Herbar- hiked the trail from the end of the ium, will speak about current floristic projects for students and volunteers road. Lynn Bohs introduced us to being sponsored by the university. The meeting will begin at 4PM in Room some neat tricks for identifying PS110 of the Pope Science Building (located next to the Student Center). As plants that were not in flower. Then in years past, the meeting will include a New World potluck dinner featur- we enjoyed an excellent picnic sup- ing cuisine of North and South America. After dinner, Jason’s lecture will per. Next day we had 10 people hike be in one of the nearby lecture halls in the Pope Science Building. The UVU up to the newly discovered popula- herbarium is also located two doors down. tion of Woodnymph (Moneses uni- Utah Valley University is located just off I-15 at the University Parkway flora) at Brighton. The very late exit. Parking lot ―L‖ is located closest to the science building and has free Spring and slow Summer has meant parking on the weekend. If this lot should be full for some unforeseen rea- that flowers in general are staying son, additional parking is available nearby in Lot N near the entrance to the arounf longer; about 80 species new library or in lots T or U by the Events Center. There is a lot of con- were in bloom and the Wood- struction taking place on campus this fall, so some of the enclosed walkways nymphs were are their best. This between buildings will not be open. Consult the printable campus map at will surely become an annual pil- the UVU website (http://herbarium.uvu.edu/location.shtml) for more de- grimage, like our early Spring trip to tailed directions. see Anderson’s buttercup (Ranun- culus andersonii).—Bill Gray Utah Valley Herbarium Events: The Utah Valley University Herbar- ium is hosting a series of events for member of the Utah Native Plant Soci- Southwestern/Bearclaw ety. Herbarium volunteer mounting days are continuing the first Saturday Poppy: Our September meeting of every month this fall. Three are currently scheduled on the 4th of Sep- will be held on Wednesday, Sept. tember, the 2nd of October, and the 6th of November, from noon until 4 8th at 7 PM at the Springdale Can- PM in the Herbarium (PS108). Due to the holidays, there will be no volun- yon Community Center. Donna teer days in December or January. Parking is free on Saturdays in Lot N Peppin, botanist intern for Zion Na- near the library. For further information on either of these events, please tional Park is working towards get- email or call Jason Alexander at [email protected] or 801-863-6806. ting the Zion working herbarium up and available for the public. Her UNPS Fall Student Scholarship talk is entitled ―Seeding Natives af- Winners: Andrew Rayburn, a ter Wildfire and Development of graduate student from Utah State Zion National Park’s Working Her- University, was awarded the Fall barium‖. Please note that the chap- 2009 research scholarship by the ter is moving its monthly meetings Utah Native Plant Society’s scholar- to the second Wednesday of the ship/grants committee. Andrew and month.—Barbara Farnsworth colleagues Jacob Davidson and Hillary White are studying the en- Utah Valley: Anyone wishing to dangered Maguire’s primrose pick up a few native plants can come (Primula maguirei) and its relation- to the Wasatch Heritage Garden ship to soil chemistry and microhabi- (1040 N 900 E in Provo) at 10 AM tat variability within its limited range on Saturday, September 11.