Since being first available towards the latter half of 2003 with the "first edition" having been published on the web by late Feburary of 2004, updates to the Utah Rare Plant Guide continue. Funded in part by BLM grants in 2003, work continues on the guide on a volunteer basis by the Utah Native Plant Society primarily to add pictures and drawings for taxa that were not previously available and to update the guide as appropriate for taxa previously missed, to make text changes, taxonomic changes, etc.
New in 2010
3/9/10: Arabis pulchra var. duchesnensis changed to Boechera duchesnensis
3/30/10: Closeup and matching habitat shots from Daniela Roth added for Penstemon navajoa
3/30/10: New Navajo Natural Hertiage Program and SEINet links
3/31/10: Phlox cluteana habitat shot added, status, closeup/flower images added to main page.
4/16/10: Various UNPS priority status updates.
4/18/10: Blake Wellard Boechera lasiocarpa pictures added, and some changes to description, and pictures
relating to Selaginella utahensis and some additional comments.
4/22/10: Finally adding Maria Ulloa pictures and updated information for Ericameria lignumviridis (syn. Haplopappus lignumviridis) taken and obtained in
September of 2007; E. lignumviridis is not a riparian species as reported elsewhere; these are likely some of the first digital pictures ever published in
connection with this species, and the first publication to indicate the true nature of the habitat of the species.
4/23/10: Adding new listing for Eriogonum mitophyllum and Maria Ulloa pictures from Sept. 2007.
4/23/10: Corrections to elevation ranges for Sclerocactus wrightiae and new comments section to better distinguish its unique characters
from Sclerocactus parviflorus (our most common Sclerocactus)
4/23/10: Further additions/changes to Boechera duchesnensis
4/23/10: Add Walt Fertig pic for Camissonia atwoodii and related closeups
4/24/10: Adding replacement Fertig pic for Asclepias welshii and related changes
4/24/10: Adding April Jensen 2007 drawing re: Boechera lasiocarpa and outline of a portion of a specimen photographed with permission at Garrett Herbarium last fall; updated PDF for this species
and over the past several days of a number of things (PDF option updates for many other taxa will be made in due course - a new approach to provide higher resolution images has been developed however this means
we will have to go through every single listing and re-generate them and so it will tend to be the things we are working on at the time where the PDF's will be updated first); this now completes B. lasiocarpa except that no explanatory
verbiage has been added to the drawing and as an expediency to adding this drawing and about 18 others that were also drawn by April Jensen and mainly in 2007, these also will be added initially without
additional text to get them on-line. Many of these (although not B. lasciocarpa) will represent the first ever published illustrations.
4/27/10: More Ericameria lignumviridis changes (elevation, habitat)
5/1/10: More/better pictures re: Arctomecon humilis and also the related digitization of some slides taken during the 1988 production of the UNPS "To Save a Species: Dwarf Bearclaw Poppy" filmstrip
(see http://www.unps.org/poppy/history.html).
5/10/10: More pictures of Sclerocactus wetlandicus and S. wrightiae, additions to S. wrightiae, remove reference to "purple" in flower color of S. wetlandicus (cacti do not have any blue pigments), new
comparisions relating to S. wrightiae vs. S. parviflorus and re: S. brevispinus vs. S. glaucus vs. S. wetlandicus.
5/12/10: New addition to the guide: Penstemon petiolatus
5/13/10: Add pictures and make some text changes relating to Lomatium latilobum; pictures received or located for three other taxa that were lacking and some additional pictures secured to be added soon
5/13/10: Walt Fertig pictures added for Cryptantha osterhoutii (previously we were lacking habitat and closeup), and also add Arizona to its distribution
5/26/10: We noticed that the flowering time for Pediocactus sileri that has carried over from the 1991 "blue book" was incorrect and this has been fixed, and some additional closeup pictures and text added.
P. sileri is fairly early blooming typically starting by mid-March and continuing into late April (although in Utah not much past mid-April). Only in
rare/unusual seasons might plants still be found blooming barely into May; in Arizona the most common flowering time is likely also in April
with very few Arizona collections of this species with flowers taken in May (besides one on May 1, 1971, there are several May 16-17, 1978 flowering collections and perhaps 1978 was simply an
exceptional year, and few if any others). The type specimen was taken by A.L. Siler in May of 1883 but it is not apparent whether the type was in flower. Few taxonomic nor other references comment on the flowering period for this species.
5/27/10 Yet more pics added for P. sileri. Gypsum cactus plants near the end of their flowering cycle in the unusual year of 2010 were still in bloom on 4/30/10 in Washington Co. UT and on 5/27/10 in Coconino Co. AZ.
6/2/10: Text changes relating to Astragalus piscator plus add Colorado pictures of this species courtesy of Peggy Lyon/CNHP.
6/14/10: Penstemon flowersii's small current federal ownership clarified, and adding a replacement habitat picture and more closeups.
7/28/10: Adding some expanded elevation ranges and soil types/descriptions for
Draba kassii and Hackelia ibapensis based on:
Harris, James G. 2010. First reports of Draba pennellii and Draba pedicellata
(Cruciferae) in Utah, and new distribution records for Draba kassii, Draba novolympica, and Hackelia
ibapensis (Boriginaceae). Western North American Naturalist 70(2):255-257.
New in 2009
5/11/09: Begin to integrate the UNPS priority conservation codes developed earlier this year by the UNPS Rare Plants committee, various changes/corrections also made
5/11/09: As a result of above, adding two new taxa to the main list with (detailed pages/links to follow): Yucca sterilis and Trifolium variegatum var. parunuweapensis
which have been identified as Utah rare plants of extreme high priority that have not been previously included in any prior edition.
5/12/09: Initial "book" pages for Yucca sterilis created plus a supplemental ("More") page; changes/corrections to Penstemon flowersii plus added a new
Jim Spencer closeup picture, and added a supplemental/more page; and some changes/updates to Astragalus isleyi. Updates to the acknowledgement page for the 2008
A Utah Flora and to add Spencer as a photographer.
Note: while we are in the process of updating many plant book/main pages, the secondary "PDF" option within those pages will not be updated until later.
5/22/09: Various updates to Cymopterus acaulis var. parvus plus add supplemental ("More") page for additional photo.
5/23/09: Various G-rank and UNPS priority updates, also add Colorado to distribution of Astragalus hamiltonii
5/25/09: Walt Fertig photos for Aster welshii and Cryptantha semiglabra plus other updates to those pages and adding "More" page for both species with additional text and pictures, plus new feature that shows an image of the plant from the reduced flower image/icon in the first column of the table for both these two species as well as for Penstemon flowersii and Cymopterus acaulis var. parvus.
5/26/09: Futher changes to Cymopterus acaulis var. parvus taxonomy, description, and additional paragraph added to the "More" supplemental PDF.
8/13/09: Flower link/enlarged closeups added for Erigeron cronquistii and Schoenocrambe barnebyi, UNPS status updates
8/18/09: Flower link closeup for Sclerocactus brevispinus added.
9/01/09: Common name updates for several species, flower link and closeups added for Astragalus iselyi and Astragalus sabulosus var. vehiculus plus Stage milkvetch page changes
9/02/09: Flower link and closeup plus additional second page photo added for Draba burkei and several additional common name edits
9/03/09: Numerous UNPS priority code updates, common name changes, and add preliminary listing for Aster kingii var. kingii
9/10/09: Astragalus anserinus status updates (is now a candidate species).
9/12/09: Add Sclerocactus brevispinus drawing
9/15/09: In light of today's FR FWS taxonomy recognition changes, update status of Sclerocactus brevispinus and
change S. glaucus to S. wetlandicus
9/26/09: Add California that was missing to global distribution of Arabis glabra var. furctapilis plus reference to its status and
related names (but must remain under Arabis at this time and without any synonyms since var. furcatipilis has not been formally described under Turritis glabra).
9/27/09: Added drawing for Astragalus sabulosus var. vehiculus
10/5/09: Change Arabis lasiocarpa to Boechera lasiocarpa, expand elevation limits (previously 7000 to 9200 ft. but species is found slightly higher than
that and also much lower; also add questioned distribution for Utah County (UT is listed as a county of occurrence in several publications. A Lois Arnow collection #3925 (UT) while
identified as in SL County was on a south-facing slope in the Traverse Range N/NW of Alpine, Utah which would indicate a likely occurrence in Utah County. Davis Co. is included
in light of W.P. Cottam, et al. 14,999 (UT #57773) as annotated by R.D. Stone.
10/5/09: Add pages for Boechera harrisonii.
10/15/09: Adjust lower known elevation range for Boechera lasiocarpa from 5,700 to 6,000 (a specimen at UT indicating 5,700 ft. in fact appears to be 7,500 ft), and add
suspected habitat picture.
11/01/09: Added note concerning the UNPS priority codes and because the 2009 UNPS Utah rare plant list was published today.
Following the resurrection of the UNPS rare plant committee in 2007 (which did not oversee the creation of this guide), in 2009 a draft comprehensive list was presented at the annual rare plant task force meeting in March of 2009.
This list was finalized and subsequently published in the November-December 2009 Sego Lily newsletter and at the same
time the full list was published here on November 1, 2009: UNPS 2009 Utah rare plant list in XLS format.
The 2009 UNPS Utah Rare Plant list follows the taxonomy of the A Utah Flora series. This guide relies greatly on that valuable publication, but it necessarily departs
as appropriate both because A Utah Flora does not encompass all specimens/resources/herbaria in the state and because treatments by experts in certain families cannot be ignored.
Much work now remains to blend these two lists together in some fashion.
New in 2008
(continued work on new illustrations)
12/11/08: Added CNOR status re: Sphaerlacea gierischii; added FWS links
New in 2007
(Work throughout year on new illustrations)
1/19/07: Taxonomic note added re: Arabis pulchra var. duchesnensis in light of comments received from Dr. Michael Windham
3/12/07: Added drawing by April Jensen (and courtesy of the herbarium at BYU) for Petalonyx parryi
7/27/07: Replacement pictures for Angelica wheeleri which were taken on July 22, 2007 (prior pictures were likely A. pinnata and in any event were not a match for the species) and some changes/clarifications in the text (elevation, height, comments)
7/30/07: Addition to petal color for Lepidium ostleri which often appears as cream/yellow, additional comment and replacement pictures taken by Dr. Duane Atwood in June of 1998 (prior closeup while identified as this taxon was not representative)
10/08/07: NatureServe status was missing for Botrychium crenulatum; also updated the distribution in Utah and elsewhere and added some comments for Botrychium lineare, and clarified that the B. lineare habitat picture was not taken in Utah.
10/10/07: Added additional synonym Aletes latiloba (Rydb.) W.A. Weber (which was published in: Phytologia 55(1): 5. 1984 - note that the correct specific epithet of that synonym is latiloba and not latilobus as is referenced on some other sites) for Lomatium latilobum.
12/13/07: Added CNOR removed status re: Botrychium lineare; added link to Arizona Rare Plant Guide on link page
New in 2006
4/29/06: Numerous updates to G-ranks.
4/29/06: Added habitat and closeup pictures for Astragalus loanus and Astragalus musiniensis.
(Special thanks to Ben Franklin and Robert Fitts of the Utah Natural Heritage Program for their assistance with A. loanus.
Special thanks to Walt Fertig for his assistance with A. musiniensis.)
4/29/06: Added possible habitat type picture for Viola lithion (V. lithion may not actually occur in Utah.)
6/22/06: Added Colorado distribution information for Astragalus equisolensis
7/30/06: Added pictures intended to be included in the original on-line version of the guide taken by C. Delmatier as follows:
Arabis glabra var. furcatipilis (habitat), Arabis lasiocarpa (closeup), and Eriogonum racemosum var. zionis (habitat).
9/14/06: In light of the Candidate Notice of Review (CNOR) of September 12, 2006, updated the federal status of Astragalus equisolensis, Aliciella cespitosa and Castilleja aquariensis.
12/19/06: In light of a withdrawl of proposed rule to list published on December 19, 2006, updated the federal status of Penstemon grahamii.
12/21/06: Taxonomic note added re: Cirsium virginense in light of FNA treatment
New in 2005
5/07/05: Potentilla pensylvanica var. paucijuga moved to the "other pages" (no longer a valid taxon)
5/07/05: Misc. status/page updates, update wishlist page to remove some species that we now don't need pics for either because we have them now.
8/13/05: Ceanothus greggii var. franklinii pictures (closeup and habitat) from Catherine Bland added and text formatting fix
8/13/05: Swertia gypsicola pictures (closeup and habitat) by Ben Franklin added
8/13/05: Added new pages for Corydalis caseana subsp. brachycarpa - first time in the guide
8/16/05: Added photos for Astragalus concordius provided by Doug Reynolds plus supplemental page
8/17/05: Added photos for Penstemon scariosus var. cyanomontanus from Kipp Lee plus supplemental page
8/19/05: Updated Botrychium crenulatum to add Juab as a county and BLM-Fillmore as a land manager in light of an historical collection in 1944 relating to this taxon
(note however that Welsh et al in 2003 3rd ed. do not recognize this taxon and include it under Botrychium lunaria).
8/20/05: The flower color in pictures of Penstemon grahamii by Leila Shultz were not correct due to a problem with the scanner settings
when these were previously scanned and since the originals are not readily available, the closeup has been replaced with the Duane Atwood picture that
appeared in connection with this species in the 1991 Utah Endangered, Threatened, and Sensitive Plant Field Guide; a beautiful picture by
Susan Meyer has also been added.
8/26/05: Added an inset for Androsace chamaejasme var. carinata
8/26/05: Removed California from the distribtion for Petalonyx parryi and updated its land ownership to include state lands and private
8/29/05: Added Colorado to the distribution of Sphaeromeria capitata
8/29/05: Added supplemental page for Penstemon grahamii concerning pollinator information and pictures of the Penstemon pollen wasp, Pseudomasaris vespoides
9/1/05: Common names added for Astragalus concordius and Dodecatheon dentatum var. utahense (they were previously blank);
fixed common name for Erigon huberi (had the common name of an unrelated taxon); changed slightly the common names of
Pediocactus winkleri and P. despainii
9/4/05: Completed and added new table format for master species list with preliminary G-ranks for some of the taxa
9/9/05: Added a "habitat type" picture for Podistera eastwoodiae
9/22/05: Added additional land owner re: Sclerocactus brevispinus plus additional comments.
9/26/05: Added synonym for Sclerocactus brevispinus
11/12/05: Drawing by April Jensen added for Corydalis caseana subsp. brachycarpa (first time a botanical illustration for this taxon has ever been
published anywhere as far as we are aware)
12/26/05: added links page
New in 2004
March-May 2004: Pictures added for Sphaeralcea gierischii, Potentilla cottamii, Viola clauseniana, Astagalus striatiflorus,Viguiera soliceps, Sclerocactus brevispinus and Physaria stylosa.
June 2004: Pictures contributed by Dorde Woodruff (Sclerocactus wrightiae) and by Walt Fertig (Euphorbia nephradenia, Phacelia pulchella var. atwoodii, Phacelia sabulonum, Sphaeralcea fumariensis and Thelypodiopsis ambigua var. erecta) were added. A photographer index list was also added for the first time.
