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A Utah Flora, Fifth Edition, Revised, Stanley L. Welsh, N. Duane Atwood, Sherel Goodrich, Larry C. Higgins
A Utah Flora, Fifth Edition, Revised, Stanley L. Welsh, N. Duane Atwood, Sherel Goodrich, Larry C. Higgins
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Abstract
This is a revised version of a comprehensive treatment of the vascular flora of Utah. All new taxa and distributional records discovered since the publication of the second edition in 2003 are included.
Keys are provided to families, genera, species, and infraspecific taxa (when present). Taxa are described, ecological data is given, and geographical information is provided. County distribution in Utah is given for each species and infraspecific taxon. General geographical information is given for taxa that extend beyond the boundaries of Utah. Chromosome numbers are provided for each taxon, where that information was available in literature.
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Hanging Gardens Of The Colorado: Jewels In The Crown—Canyonlands Versus Zion Canyon, Stanley L. Welsh
Hanging Gardens Of The Colorado: Jewels In The Crown—Canyonlands Versus Zion Canyon, Stanley L. Welsh
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Abstract
Descriptions and types of Utah’s hanging gardens. This work includes a comparison of hanging gardens in Canyonlands versus Zion Canyon, as well as the plant and animal assemblages found there. Five types of gardens and alcoves are defined and the different types found in both national parks are described. Maps of hanging garden locations and extensive photographs of the flora and fauna are provided.
Table of Contents (abridged)
Prolog
Canyonlands Gardens
Geomorphology
Types of Gardens and Alcoves
Zion Canyon Gardens
Terrace-type Gardens
Plant Communities
Stream Courses
Geographic Affinities of Hanging Gardens
Restricted or Unusual Plants
Plant Succession
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Index Welshensis (Names, Types, Nomenclature, Bibliography), Stanley L. Welsh
Index Welshensis (Names, Types, Nomenclature, Bibliography), Stanley L. Welsh
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Included in this paper are the citations of new taxa, type specimens, nomenclatural proposals, and photos of selected taxa named by S.L. Welsh, or in concert with others, especially N.D. Atwood, Sherel Goodrich, Larry Charles Higgins, Elizabeth Chase Neese, and Kay Hugie Thorne.
Table of Contents
Abstract
Introduction
Names of collectors or co-collectors of type specimens, and those for whom new taxa were named, or those who served as co-authors
Country and/or state of origin of specimens
Neotype selected
Lectotype designated
New Taxa from Utah
New Taxa, Other States
Types of New Taxa – Utah
Types of New Taxa – …