Desert Plants of Utah - Forestry - Utah State University

116 Pages·1997·2.28 MB·English

by  Berniece Andersen

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OREWORD
ylbakram enare esb anhesred n .AeAceinr e yBhba t fUsotna ltPres elDanigi reohT
dnrono etai ehgefgehodrtelw olnakcina trh e oetot gbhotusnbb aiiav rr,tek soroablupop
n,ikr olwanigi re ohfhtoc usnmaiat eodrtei retv ae,hwsnosa eerse hr to.Frenn acmitsaisuhtne
detad peuv ae.hWyrassec eenr eswnoitacifid oemm o.Selbiss os,paely td sntanetn ohctob
tsr ief h fteom iet hetcn idserruc ceov atha hstegna hhct iewcnadroc c nasiem acnifitneics
deurc ceav atha hatt aldanoitubirts icdihpargo ew gednetaroproc nois leav aed hwnnaoitacilbup
e h otstniatr eepcnereff isduoiv btos oem h.Tnoitarolp xleacinat o fbsora elyanoitid dhatiw
gnitcelf e,ryllacitenegoly hdpezinag reor esweice p,snoisr elvanigi reo h nt.Iseice p fsnooitazinagro
n na.Iem itta h ttsaeilim atfna lgpno msapihsnoital eyrranoitulo v fesotpecn otcnanimode repht
e hetgnar ronateso hecv ae,hwrennig ee bhr toyfldneirf-re seur onmoisr esvi hetk aotmtroffe
tnemyojn eeh thsinimi dto nlli wsegnah ceseh ttah tepo he W.rolo crewol fy byliramir pstnalp
,pp u .RyArr akLna h otetk iols ldalu o ew.Wlanigi reo hhtt irwailim aefnoy n yadbeniag
.ot orhep v e or hdcottnffa a ewrfhedoti vlearcit i rr,octfsilaic eeprSutlucit rnooHisnetxE
muirabr enHiatnuomret n,Irotar utCnatsis s,Anel laAdniL
rot indoEisne t,xgErobne k al.naHnFoD
T C
ABLE OF ONTENTS
ehT erutaN fostreseD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
s tsr’ehsaetDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ellivenno BekaL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
tres ee DhnstitnalP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
yrasso leGrutciP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
smr elTacinat onBommoC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
srewo ltFuoht isWtnalP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
snreF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
srefinoC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
srif-tnioJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
srewo lhFt isWtnalP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
srew osluFoucipsn o ncrenoeIrG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
srewo lmFaerC–etihW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
srewo lwFolleY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
srew odleFR–egnarO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
srewo lrFednevaL–kniP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
srewo leFlpruP–eulB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
xednI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
T N D
HE ATURE OF ESERTS
me h fttos o.Menihsn udsetimil ndu nraet adwetim i yldbeziretcara hscae rea rsatreseD
del lhatc rea reda r bdasnhka cdoerrutplucs-reht ahe twdi nwn a eslfpeoohcte rt t stsfasovisnoc
.erutaret i nldiezicitnam oer rtaa hsten ugdnitfi hes hetv ashae rw a eyafl n.Otnemev atpresed
ht iswlavret ntdiaetf usdtin ae lht tu,btres ee dhnhtitwo rtgna ltpnairux uoselnirehT
dneitcirt s eesrrtan atlrpe s.etDati braih edohetttp ald la eetrw aashttn atlnpetsis r deynphatlaeh
odt n,ay a ydyb kesu ldb nsaats itvnats i odnte peopacsdn ael hgtniva e,lsrebm u snlal e sweazis
.thgi ny bsrat stnaillir bf oamarona pdelellarapn una
d ntaa esh’n ues hnte hrwa ehyc aeem i ftdooir eep ntosa e tleav ashtres esd’dlr oew hltlA
dl oecv ashtres e,dsnoitac oclihpargo eegm o ns.Iw oylr e svyitidim ueh hdt neasnet nei rearalg
.e cdi nwao nhst idwerev oec ryae hetm ihtci hgwnir usdnosaes
stna lhpt iswdnuo bdan asli h,thtu rn,tit u”bdetrese dm“o rdfevir es”ditrese dd“r oewhT
eh tro ftpecx esselnoito msmee st i,thgilya dremmu sf otae hgniremmih seh tn I.slamin adna
stne dloarnrut csfoeondutit l,usml ohotc r ea,sheeatsir nnouwtsod nmu os.rdF nginwisaecnu
emoc tuo fo gnidih ot kool ro fstnalp ot .t a,esk w,a sH,l swseoeltgoaye odcna srreohttaoderp
e dh,ntsad e desnstai urrif e.hsTtce sdynebitanil l eosrpraew otlrfe ste sd.osMtne d rohorcfraes
sdnep eed n,oef i flnoia htci nykleso l nac.Islami nda nsadr irb odfo oefmoc e,bsrotanill otpcesni
.lavivr ur sorfehto nnaopu
edivo r oplti ayfe hetcn insoitatib anham u ohetlits o,helo hew h nt,oe rsaetami ltcreseD
,sr ee tov, .dodeseelnw iu roorhrsuhhoTttt ef narh,fer etdomedtoepnaorm a wfiecrutiuqsoearb
rie hmto refgna heclbaicerp py an.Atatib athres ee d hodttetpa de artaa hstlami nd ansatnalp
.me hoettlbitapmoc nteiik admlu onwrett alpamron
Oases
ev atha hsttatibahorc i rmsoes alola mes reare h,tstres eedgr all l fasoenifn oec hntihtiW
e hetcneulf ntia hstniatnu oydmbetae re crease h.Tsae rganidnuorr ue shnta hrtet aewrom
gnipe er,wosrefiu q,asgnir pfmsor oe fhnrtiet adwnuo ryr;gbosnrett alplafni ad rnearutarepmet
d ntanemun olManoit asNehc r,Akr alPanoit anNo indZinu oe frsatatib adhetalo shic u.Sskcor
et i eusrqeac atlsp ieosm eeohvtti tsatnn a el.hphT antrUeht usnonisoy ntarce sreed hstuooremun
.snoitatpa dganitsiser-thguo rldaice pfdsoe eoennv ad hnsarobhgi etnres erdie hmto rtfnereffid
yllau sd untares ee dhfstoae rtaa le fhnetir asrriet a,wnigi reotom efsrorev ir rotfpecxE
net f.Osmaer tlsla m sssaecnats itdro hns uyr a rmsoel orhet atws u ejyb atma hstgnir p fssotsisnoc
.slami nda nsatna ltps orm oeflbasu nmue hrtedn etra hstlaren i fmsoeititna unqiatn oyceht
,secru odso orfie hmto rnfiat byoe hhtci hrwet ae whytl neoriuq esrt aororagn aeklihW
hc u,mlla mhst idwec a sltires eed h.Tlavivr urs orfet agwnikni rndo pdunep esdlami ntares etdsom
nrow shtaptoof gnidael ot.retaw
Water
sfiles t nisii htt u;byllaun nlalafni a frsoehc n 0i o1m5to refviec esrae rtares erd u fotosoM
shic uwm odh nealbalia v satia hetrutsi o fmtonuo mea h ntdievlov nsirotc aef h fteo nyolno
lat iflv ole arnaoitave ld en,anosa efnsooitar u,derutarepm e.Tef itlropp uotstneiciffus
emit-thg idn neamity a ndnioitautcu lefd i saweire hetre h,wsnoitave lheg irh u to.Aecnatropmi
2 Introduction Desert Plants of Utah
yllaitnatsb ud sdn aaw c efmdor oe f hnrt iie ahmto refrutsi ofnmooitasnedn oe ch,tserutarepmet
ot eht ret.aywlppus
y adm nyalnedd uesm oyce h.Tesnet nti utbneuqerf nei rtares eed h ntsimro trsemmuS
seniv aerr aeb hntw osdehs urret aswi h.Tsetun iwm e nafnii a frsoeititna ueqgr ayllevital eprord
na.Ima ogfnilri wds nraet aywdd u fmsotnerr ohtt imwe hgtnill i)fsoyorr as(d embaer tys rodtni
ecafr ues hytl ntoa hdtip a o rsssimro thsc umso rfffo-n uer h.Tnia gya redmoc eybe hstru owhef
.stna le p hydtbezili tenu b atecirof esbetaropa vsei hfttos o.Mt eswemoc elbios
slami nlala m fsgoniworr ueb hrt otf o tneir emwe h otetlbalia v eadblu orwet asws enlevE
yltnetrevda nyie hhttr aee h fteocafr ues hhttaen esblenn u ftkorowt egannik a ym.Bstces ndina
.st oton r aeolltpbali arvea teakwam
,pe etd uscmaer t.Snoiso r fesonrett aep hgtninimret e ndriotc arfoj asalmilafniaR
lareb i,ldn arheh te ohn tO.(mr osfi hntiat eodrtn e,tsae rtares en,dita hstnoyn adcedis-lacitrev
n itnacifingi ssemoce bosl allafnia R).syella vdaor botn iniarre tneven uleve lo tsdne tllafniar
reeno i ypebd asmlia r,tni atrres eedltt i o lsseire hetsuac e.Bepacsdn ael hmto rsfra cgsnitaretilbo
,tno rhFctas ae Whgtno lsaenilero he shd tn,atcat nlili te sro agsara edyerd n ruae hvsonogaw
lli tsseca lypn a nmei r,ao gsara e0y00, 5n2a hetr oemllivenn oeBk adL l nosoev a ywebdam
.elbisi vylraelc
:o ostgni hetlbign asts ee lreare ht tu,btres ee dhetziretcara hsceruta elfacisy hepse hltlA
f ollem sprah seh t,ilakl ahti wdelgni mdni wf ollem stfo seh ts iereh T.sesne seh ttrel atah tslangis
ygn aet hdt n,anell onpwolb-dn i fwsosentee wes h,tni anrell ayflw edn ntal ahst idweka ohstrae
.etoso esruconi s de,nrhas utribb b,ahrsurbe gefacosnegnup
sref ftores eed h,tytiliuqna rdt nmaodee rrf odfn ism’n a fmhocra essuounitn oec hntI
s t niyirux u,lynoton onmat-ya rsg tdi neacnel iss t nisisenlufts e sreire h.Tsnozir oshseldnuob
-lu odsn inf a,cd l fosotehpo rep hetk i,l eewr e.Hedutil oss t nitinemllifl udf n,aeca pdserettulcnu
.yrautcn alsautiri pd snsasenera wganihcterts
UTAH’S DESERTS
d n0a0 5n2eewt esbnoitave l tesauaeta ldp nsayell a nvriuc cyollaren esgae rtares esd’hatU
nrehtr odan neatami llcatnenitn ohact inwoitanibm o nc,inoitave lheg iyhlevital esri h.Tte e0f005
remm uesli h,wretn igwnir undomm o scwio n.Stnemnoriv nteres eddl ooaects ierv i,gedutital
serut aerreap m,ettoh tub s seemler tnt xansehettcraejsde adot eh t.h ts,u’sohtsarteUsed
yrots ichigolo edg nfaeil ecrihpargop o ntnioitair alvaitnatsb u.Smrofi nmuo rrf aef r,arevewoh
epacsdn asluoniatnu o ymdbetagerg eds ndaenif eed rtaa hstnoig edri reasrev irdu o nfsitluser
.serutaef
ednheotdn u.ohB antrUet shf ecoowu tmandia vme oNsrdfne ttxree sneiD staaB eerhGT
hg ie Hhd tnsaniatnu ohMctas ae Whyetbta te shfrtoedniam ee rhmto rdfetarap ed sntasae
ek atLl atSae re Gh.Tmets yesgania rrdoiret nnydiabeziretcara hsnciis atBae re Gh,tsuaetalP
tneic nnfsaaota lefnil ae shnetok atLl atSae re Ghfttos enwoig ee rhfhtoc usmeipuc ctoreseD
e h ntsinoitalumuc claaren i omdtetubirtn oecllivenn oeBk asLra e fysodnasuo hrt o.Fdebekal
ytinilak llai o fssolev ehlg iehtarel otts unmoig esri h ntginiwo rwg osntna l,pyltneuqesn o.Cslios
.noitateg elv leadulc xsetisop etdl ahst idwetsurc nseaya ltps asvae ream o ns.Iytinil adsna
ylhtn oemer het h ntginirruc cnoi ahrt i,wyllaun nsaehc n 0in1a hsts eelgare vsalev enloitatipicerP
Desert Plants of Utah Introduction 3
.r e,s btkd o sanft,ueaocygpOauMA
tsem rlalwar e dvsnonaoitav etlsee w e oshhl a tarhfteoUn rnorcetsewht ueohST
.sret nd sileotwihtsmte t,traodir reoi Cxe,ihe Dtmlaannoi gs.eter It saenethirstutarepmet
nrets ad enaanozi rtAnecaj dfsaotres enddinu oyflnomm oecr onmoitate g geanvitroppuS
esiwreh t foroebm u.Antres eeDvah oeM h ftnooisnet x ne sadaeifissa l sc ti,iainrofilaC
rega ee mhfttos o.Mrodirr oeCix ie Dhnytil nhoa tnUiht irwuc csotna ltpres eddaerpsediw
snoitalumuc craess ehlt i,wsnosa ersetn idw nlal aef hgtnir usdll anfoig esri h ftnooitatipicerp
.smrotsrednu hrtemm ugsnirud
oT eh ttsae foe neohbtkcab
d nsaniatnu ohMctas ae Whydtbetaerc
se artear r e,aessheutdae thagliPH
e hdt nnais aaBtn ieU hott ndiedivid
e.hsTdnalnoynaC/uaet aoldParoloC
nrets aee h ntnioitatipice r fpyotirojam
remm umso rsftlus eerta tes h ftfolah
,nis aaBtn ie Uh.Tytivit cmarotsrednuht
ostniatnu oaMtn ilUl ae t hydtbednuob
e hosttffi lnCa oe Rhd tnhatr oenht
d nsata llfaivul ldaao rsb a,hhtuos
f onoitavel elarene gat aslli hgnillor
esrla iloasnoi g ee.hrtT e0e 0ft0u5oba
,stl i,ssya ldcerutxet-en iyfltnanimoderp
. s ,, eo hsdlTetenahunahtoosstsdum
sdnalnoynaC/uaet aoldParo leohCt
detavacx en ay bdehsiugnitsi ds inoiger
smets yesgania r fdeopacsdnal
odndnaaaSr o heldthoeitCtwaicossa
suaeta ldp nsaas ehmt iswrev inRauJ
deziretcar a.tshnIiceew tdneeibdnarts
k ceonrotsd nraaslucatc eypbs
dellaw-ree h,spe edd nsanoitamrof
.rol occigolo etgnailli rhbt iswnoynac
,ep ylti oonstoitid dnaI
Utah’s Deserts re veocneulf nginor tsastre xneoitavele
t.Iha tnsUitna lfnpooitubirts iedht
w o.Lytinil alsi ods nnaoitatipice r:plavivr utsna ltpres erd osfrotc agfnitim itlnacifing ios wsttceffa
n isleve lytinila s,noitavel en isesaercn illam shti W.nerra byllacitcar per asayal penila snoitavele
fsonoitartnecn ohcg iehtarel on tatca hsttna lfspoeice pw nseaifats uohstguo neenilc eldi oesht
e hfstorebm eymn asmesirpm o,cbur ctSres etDl a,Ssae rease hfntooitateg ee vh.Tstlas
suoecabr ethnelucc u,sslainner eypdo oww oglnidulc n)ieaecaidoponeh Cy(lim atFoofesooG
o tsnia glanoitavel ey bdetaroilem aemoce bytinila sf ostceff eeh ts A.slaunn adn a,slainnerep
troa ps,pe sug8 esao h rt4c te1nnaviohaittatipi csde lnrriapeo ps,e te 0ed 0d0en0n0fe5a6e4wteb
suoi rdfaeovsop meso picnyotitate gdeaverpse dsi iw.heTpp ebtuS rnshwaS oen pknyotitategev
d nsali orsewolla hhst iswepo lrsepee t.Ssessa rdg n,ahsurbeg ayslnomm o,csbur h fssoeiceps
d0n 0an0e5ew tsenboitav ertlua ecnceo tefso e.hsTdnald otorWe sterDop psunsoitav erleehgih
4 Introduction Desert Plants of Utah
srepin udj nsaen inpoyn i.Pyllaun nnaoitatipice r fpsoehc n 2in1a hetr oemviec edr ntae e0f008
suoecabr e,hsbur hw sofylotei r ydaabevdnetb ue srd an,anoitateg etvnanim oe dhettutitsnoc
.slaunn adn a,slainnerep
LAKE BONNEVILLE
e raedwa vefe goNndreet s eaghent opl i ad rhna taanstrUet s,eswe mciitrotsih enrIp
d neatami lecrof esbra e fysodnasuo hytn arm odfetsi xyelbabo r tp.Iek arlet ahwse r yafdberevoc
e het reallivenn oeBk adL l fosoniam etra hlt l,ayad o.Tez iss thisinim i odntag esbrotc arfehto
.ek atLl atSae rlGaudis ee rhd tnsakr aemn ielrohs
detaluce pesv ad hnsalev erlet as w tfsionoitautcu le fhd tneaz is stdieca retv ashtsigoloeG
kh hntstgartaub oioe n r ksr hoore0etgrat0h abea0tt y w,ute5oav2bhe a tie.lmyeorb So ntsostiih
e h dh cfnt e aoeretneCohait ntlaothsadI- h haeft thors Utoe tnl0ui3o mbs ask (acdPoeRR
ye h,tsi h.Tnae ccOific aeP h ot ntdo nraev iaRibmul oeC hdtraw oltenna hgacnik asmu h,t)yellaV
.ek aclirotsihe rtpsegr asl’acire m fAdo nee h ftgoninnig eeb hdtekr a,meveileb
d n,aeer hetre htwno rhFctas aeW hgtno ltanedi vyellaicep see rsaen ielro heshT
egr anle v,eyltpur bsaes inriarr eet hetre hswae r na.Ine e esnb asclev erlu osfemitemos
ed almev erlet aew h ntsinoitautculf
eh to tsecnereffi dlareta ltnacifingisni
,n to.ueB neirl o ehnfhsootitacol
eh tn itah ts ahcu sdna ltal fylevitaler
nr ethrtaup ofso e ht,taneirsGaBa
htp erdet antwie e w ffeeaogfnahc
e h ftnooitac oel hdteret lyallacitamard
s’retaw.egde
ero heslbabo re phstetaenil ep darmuO
.leve ltsehgi hst it adetsix et is aenil
Lake Bonneville
Desert Plants of Utah Introduction 5
PLANTS IN THE DESERT
ela clsanoig e nar.Otres eed h ntsitna l fploavivr ues hgtnitim irlotc atfnanim o sadrietaW
s t yiobs lta u,bnoitatipice rlpaun n fatonuo mlaat o ytybl nto odnecneulf nei rsanoitubirts itdnalp
,yhpargop oshtac u,ssrotc alfacisy hfrpoeb m eualna clsa c no.aOlnoitubirts ifndorett alpanosaes
heghu tosnrt ohnfitaotlu pbei tr ou tetbnshi oitr oidt,ettnnhaoutt csn , edel,inpierayototsartsbus
.statibahorc i fmnooitamrof
tsisr etpa hsttna llp l.Astnemnoriv ndei r naeivivr usstna ltpa hsty a fwyoteir aeav rearehT
stna lepm o.Ssser trset ahwt iewp oomcte hstwol ltaa hmtsinahc eemm oesv aehtami ltcre s neaid
laun n.Aerutsi olmi oeslbalia vda nnaoitatipice r opetsnops e nryil ngoniwo r ygtbhguo rddiova
-tro h fs,itnailli rebcudo rnp aecse h.Tmumix a tam saeirutsi olmi oes hnte hywldip awro rsgtnalp
,detelp ende es baehrutsi olmi oesm ie t hy.tBr osfuom ae frsatres etda hmtoo lfsbotepr a,cdevil
de etsnam r nnoaiodsa ey srgdn oe lhgtnidio v,asu h,tdereht id wndae et seesv ashtna lepseht
stage.
to oprolev eedm o.Sra ee yhttuohguor httres ee dhnetivivr usslainner e,pslaun neakilnU
sme t esttyaashrtte noetp ta esrhgtped ni redro ot pnaa te. nroae trtanraciewctuY bussahneeb
etiuqs eemli h,wecafr ue shwtol etbe e0hf4ca eodrterusaem (Prosopis) stoor nac hcaer 001teef
e k natat ac,hntisab-hc traaclu cg rnaiic k,asmt owoorll akfhroso wd taaeen ripts c.ahCt pneid
decaps-yled ihwt iswtres efedorut anne pe oh.Tnoitatipice rfspotnuo myatna cnse vfeeogatnavda
evisnet x fenorett asaptsegg uds nearutsi oemlbalia v fayotitna uwq oel hsttcelf esrburhs
rsei tearw eshtwati beash oynh littnroe s eewnh doitsrlgainne ree mp.osSt odonruorgrednu
.ske e,rrsocgni r,pssp eme osgrnfitlu sseer staroe shse cad,urs a eethyutohguo rehltbaliava
,nerr ayblra ed nn,ay redsiwreh te ohgtno mdaehcr espeilamo ntanadr ed vde orsanedr aggnignaH
.ha tnUrehtu ofssonoyn adcellaw-reehs
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shac usstna lepm o fssoeva eel h.Tta ethcelfer Inciensota hstri aehn ihft idwerevoc-ylesn eed ra
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d nsaeva ehlt oebcifirc ays asmlainner espuoecabr e.Hss orlet a owttcejb u sstia hate reacafrus
elbarov atfx ee nhltit nsunag rdonuorgred nsguanitanner e,pthguo rgdnir usdme tnsaenarretipe
yl iolg e.Serutsi oemtauqe dhat inwosaes (Calochortus) snoin odli wdna (Allium) tnamr ondiamer
stoordae rebli h,wsbl usba (Pediomelum) persist from deep-seated tuberous roots.
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s,asme ttsnelucc ursie hntetiiro td snyalkci urqet abwros boeatl be ariatc a.Cerutsi olmi ofso
egr ael h.Tsnosa eys rdd ntasi onmeewt esbretema imde trsie h nteigna hec h ytdbecnedive
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6 Introduction Desert Plants of Utah
P G
ICTURE LOSSARY
s c i t s i r e t c a r a h t c n a l g p n i r e w o l g f n i b i r c s e y d r a l u b a c o e v h T
FLOWERS AND INFLORESCENCES
Separate petals. United petals; fused Spurred: A spur is a Regular flower radially
corolla. hollow, tubular symmetric.
projecton on a flower.
Spike: An elongated Catkin: The scaly spike
Irregular flower cluster of stalkless or raceme of a birch or Panicle: A branching or
bilaterally symmetric. flowers. willow. compound raceme.
Raceme: An elongated Terminal: Single Umbel: A flower cluster Compound umbel.
flower cluster with blossom at the top of a in which all flower
single flowers on stems stem or scape. stalks arise from a
arranged along a stalk. common terminal point.
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VARIATIONS IN LEAF SHAPE
Linear: Long and Lanceolate: Much Oblong: Longer than Elliptical: Broadest in
narrow with parallel longer than wide and broad with parallel the middle, equally
sides. tapering upwards from sides. rounded at the ends.
the middle.
Orbicular: Round. Ovate: Egg-shaped, Obovate: Egg-shaped Cordate: Heart-shaped.
broadest near the with broadest end at
base. the top.
Deltoid: Triangular. Sagittate. Cuneate. Frond: The highly
specialized leaf of a
fern.
VARIATIONS IN LEAF MARGIN
Lobed: Cut so as to
Entire: The margin not Crenate: Wavy Serrate: Toothed. leave prominent
in anyway indented. margins. projections.
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R O O T S
LEAVES Root Types
Leaf Arrangement
Caudex:
Upright
underground
stem which
lives from
y e a r t o y e a r .
Tap root:
Simple leaf in one Palmately compound:
The primary
piece. Spreading from the tip Fibrous: Made up of
root, which
of the stem like fingers primary and secondary
is much larger than the
from the palm of a roots of about the
secondary roots.
hand. same size.
R o o t s t o c k o r r h i z o m e s o f
g r a s s : A n u n d e r g r o u n d ,
Pinnately compound: Opposite: Two leaves
Section of a bulb: A short
more or less horizontal
Leaflets arranged on on a node.
thickened stem bearing
stem. Stolon: A horizontal
both sides of the
many fleshy or scale-like
stem usually at the
petiole.
leaves, as in Allium.
s u r f a c e o f t h e g r o u n d .
Section of a corm or solid
Whorl: A circle of leaves A l t e r n a t e : O n e l e a f t o a Fleshy rhizome of an I r i s .
bulb: A fleshy enlarged
o r f l o w e r s a t t h e s a m e node.
base of a stem with few
joint or node.
or no scales.