Flora of the Orange Cliffs of Utah

Authors

Leila M. Shultz, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

The Great Basin Naturalist

Volume

47

Issue

2

Publication Date

1987

First Page

287

Last Page

298

Abstract

The vascular flora of the Orange Cliffs area, defined here as part of the Colorado Plateau floristic province, harbors approximately 209 species in 123 genera and 49 families. A species checklist is provided with a discussion of physical and floristic aspects of the region. The flora is compared statistically to the San Rafael Swell flora, which is also a subset of the Colorado Plateau. We define six vegetation types and three edaphic communities; these are described and mapped. Of eleven endemic plant species in the Orange Cliffs, three are local and rare. Sites for Astragalus nidularius, A. moencoppensis, and Xylorhiza glabriuscula var. linearifolia are discussed and mapped.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Shultz, Leila M., "Flora of the Orange Cliffs of Utah" (1987). Wildland Resources Faculty Publications. Paper 1663.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wild_facpub/1663