italic title Taxobox image Purshiatridentata 9732.JPG image caption Purshiatridentata , Wenas Wildlife Area regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Rosaceae genus Purshia species P. tridentata binomial Purshiatridentata binomial authority Frederick Traugott Pursh Pursh A. P. de Candolle DC. Purshiatridentata is a nitrogen fixation nitrogen fixing ref name Dalton1975 cite book author David Andrews Dalton title Nitrogen fixation by Purshiatridentata some ecological aspects and root nodule anatomy url http books.google.com books?id 7FdtNwAACAAJ accessdate 16 November 2011 year 1975 publisher Oregon State University ref shrub in the genus Purshia , native to mountainous areas of western North America ranging from southeastern British Columbia in the north, east to Montana and south to California and New Mexico . It grows on arid mountainsides in California it occurs between 700&ndash 3,400 m above sea level Jepson , but lower further north, at 320&ndash 1,065 m in British Columbia Plants of British Columbia . File Purshiatridentata 9575.JPG left thumb The yellow flowers have five petals and darker yellow anthers Wenas Wildlife Area . Common names include Antelope Brush , Antelope Bitterbrush , Buckbrush , Quinine Brush , and less commonly Deerbrush , Blackbrush , and Greasewood . Some of these names are shared with other closely related species. It is a low, deciduous shrub growing to a height of 1&ndash 5 m, with slender three to five lobed leaf leaves 5&ndash 20 mm long. The flower s are pale yellow ... ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?Purshiatridentata Jepson Flora Project Purshiatridentata http linnet.geog.ubc.ca Atlas Atlas.aspx?sciname Purshiatridentata Plants of British Columbia Purshiatridentata http extension.usu.edu rangeplants Woody bitterbrush.htm Range Plants of Utah ... Purshis tridentata , Range Map http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol PUTR2 Category Rosaceae ... more details
Taxobox image Purshia stansburiana 2.jpg image caption Purshia stansburiana regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Rosaceae subfamilia Dryadoideae genus Purshia genus authority Augustin Pyramus de Candolle DC. ex Jean Louis Marie Poiret Poir. subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text Purshia bitterbrush or cliff rose is a small genus of 5 8 species of flowering plant s in the family Rosaceae , native to western North America , where they grow in dry climates from southeast British Columbia in Canada south throughout the western United States to northern Mexico . The classification of Purshia within the Rosaceae has been unclear ref Morgan, D.R., et al. 1994 . Systematic and evolutionary implications of rbcL sequence variation in Rosaceae. American Journal of Botany . 81 7 890 903. ref ref Eriksson, T., et al. 2003 ... this genus is still accepted by some botanists. Species Purshia ericifolia Heath Cliffrose . Texas. Purshia glandulosa Desert Bitterbrush . Nevada, Utah, Arizona. Purshia mexicana Mexican Cliffrose syn. Cowania mexicana . Mexico, Arizona. Purshia pinkavae D.J.Pinkava Pinkava s Cliffrose . Arizona. Purshia plicata Antelope Bush syn. Cowania plicata . Mexico Nuevo Le n . Purshia stansburiana Stansbury ..., Arizona and New Mexico. Purshia subintegra possibly a Hybrid biology hybrid between P. pinkavae and P. stansburiana . Arizona. Purshiatridentata Antelope Bitterbrush . British Columbia south to California and New Mexico. gallery Image Purshiatridentata 8234.jpg P. tridentata , Lava Beds National Monument Image Purshia stansburiana 1.jpg P. stansburiana , Red Rock Canyon , Nevada Image Purshia ... http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?Purshia Jepson Flora Project Purshia click next ... PURSH USDA Plants Profile Purshia http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html splist.pl?10152 Germplasm Resources Information Network Purshia Category Dryadeae es Purshia pt Cowania ru ... more details
Taxobox image Purshia glandulosa 5.jpg status G5 status system TNC regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Rosaceae subfamilia Dryadoideae genus Purshia species P. glandulosa binomial Purshia glandulosa binomial authority Curran Commonscat Purshia glandulosa Purshia glandulosa is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae rose family known by the common names desert bitterbrush and Mojave antelope brush . It is native to the southwestern United States, where it occurs in California , Arizona , southern Nevada , and Utah . ref name feis Zlatnik, Elena. 1999. http www.fs.fed.us database feis plants shrub purgla all.html Purshia glandulosa . In Fire Effects Information System, Online . U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. ref This species arose via Hybrid biology hybridization between Purshia stansburiana Stansbury cliffrose Purshia stansburyana and Purshiatridentata antelope bitterbrush P. tridentata . It is sometimes considered a Variety botany variety of the latter species. It can hybridize with both of its parent species. ref name feis This plant is an evergreen shrub growing up to 4.5 meters tall, but often remaining smaller depending on environmental conditions. It has a deep taproot which may extend nearly 5 meters deep in the soil, an adaptation to drought . At times, the plant produces root nodules where it can nitrogen fixation fix nitrogen . It reproduces by seed, by layering , and by resprouting from its root crown. It can ... cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Purshia glandulosa CalPhotos Photo Gallery http herb.umd.umich.edu herb search.pl?searchstring Purshia glandulosa Ethnobotany http www.natureserve.org explorer servlet NatureServe?searchName Purshia glandulosa The Nature Conservancy Category Rosaceae es Purshia glandulosa ... more details
Taxobox image Purshia stansburiana 5.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Rosaceae subfamilia Dryadoideae genus Purshia species P. stansburyana binomial Purshia stansburyana binomial authority John Torrey Torr. Henrickson synonyms Cowania stansburiana br Purshia mexicana var. stansburiana Purshia stansburyana previously P. stansburiana but due to a 2006 rule change under the ICBN, the last letter has been restored since the plant was named in honor of Howard Stansbury is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae rose family known by the common name Stansbury s cliffrose . It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in woodlands, desert, and plateau habitat. It often grows anchored on cliffs and prefers rocky, granular soils, especially limestone . ref name fs http www.fs.fed.us database feis plants shrub purmexs all.html US Forest Service Fire Ecology ref Description Purshia stansburyana is a shrub generally growing up to about one to three meters tall, known to approach 4 meters to up to 8 meters in exceptional circumstances, becoming somewhat treelike. It easily Hybrid biology hybridizes with other Purshia species. It is covered in shreddy bark. The small, very thick, glandular leaves are divided into several lobes which may be divided into sub lobes. The leaves on the upper side are dotted with punctures, i.e. are punctate. The shrub blooms abundantly in white or cream colored flowers with clawed petals. Blooming continues from spring until the first frost . ref name fs The fruit is an achene , a long plumelike structure up to 6 centimeters long. The plume ... being made into arrow s. ref name fs ref http herb.umd.umich.edu herb search.pl?searchstring Purshia ... of the Great Basin desert region Commons Purshia stansburyana References reflist Cronquist, A., N.H. ... calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Purshia stansburiana Photo ... more details
unreferenced stub date November 2011 italictitle taxobox name Lepanthes tridentata image Lepanthes tridentata Edwards vol 21 pl 1762 1836 .jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots ordo Asparagales familia Orchidaceae subfamilia Epidendroideae tribus Epidendreae subtribus Pleurothallidinae genus Lepanthes species L. tridentata binomial Lepanthes tridentata binomial authority Olof Swartz Sw. Olof Swartz Sw. synonyms Epidendrum tridentatum Olof Swartz Sw. basionym Lepanthes tridentata is a species of orchid native to Central America . commons Lepanthes tridentata Epidendreae stub Category Lepanthes tridentata es Lepanthes tridentata vi Lepanthes tridentata ... more details
italictitle taxobox name Three toothed orchid image Orchis Tridentata.JPG image caption Orchis tridentata regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots ordo Asparagales familia Orchidaceae subfamilia Orchidoideae tribus Orchidae subtribus Orchidinae alliance Orchis genus Orchis species O. tridentata binomial Orchis tridentata binomial authority R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase synonyms Neotinea tridentata Tratt. Orchis tridentata Three toothed orchid is a species of orchid found in southern Europe from Spain to Turkey and Lebanon northwards to the Crimea , Poland and Germany . This orchid favors grassy places, woodland, scrub and maquis. ref name eol Cite web last Encyclopedia of Life title Neotinea tridentata Scop. R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase Encyclopedia of Life accessdate 2009 09 24 url http www.eol.org pages 1137823 ref ref name IR Cite web last National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland title Orchis tridentata work ORCHIDS OF EUROPE WEB SITE accessdate 2009 09 24 date 2004 url http www.habitas.org.uk europeanorchids ref References references Category Orchis tridentata Category Orchidoideae Category Flora of Lebanon cs Vstava trojzub co Orchis tridentata de Dreiz hniges Knabenkraut es Orchis tridentata hsb T izubikata pihawka it Neotinea tridentata he nl Neotinea tridentata pl Storczyk tr jz bny ru sl Trizoba kukavica ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Zebina tridentata image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Caenogastropoda br clade Hypsogastropoda br clade Littorinimorpha superfamilia Rissooidea familia Rissoidae subfamilia Rissoininae genus Zebina subgenus species Z. tridentata binomial Zebina tridentata binomial authority synonyms ref synonyms Zebina tridentata is a species of minute sea snail , a marine ocean marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family biology family Rissoidae . ref name WoRMS WRMS species 216962 Zebina tridentata WoRMS 2009 . Zebina tridentata. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at nowiki http www.marinespecies.org aphia.php?p taxdetails&id 216962 nowiki on 9 August 2010 ref Description Empty section date August 2010 section 1 Distribution Empty section date August 2010 section 2 References reflist External links Category Rissoidae Rissoidae stub vi Zebina tridentata zh ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Leptolejeunea tridentata image status CR status system IUCN2.3 regnum Plantae divisio Marchantiophyta classis Jungermanniopsida ordo Jungermanniales familia Lejeuneaceae genus Leptolejeunea species L. tridentata binomial Leptolejeunea tridentata binomial authority Bischl. Leptolejeunea tridentata is a species of Marchantiophyta liverwort in the Lejeuneaceae family. It is Endemism endemic to Colombia . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s. It is threatened by habitat loss . Source Bryophyte Specialist Group 2000. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 39225 all Leptolejeunea tridentata . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007. Category Jungermanniales Category Endemic flora of Colombia Category Critically endangered plants Bryophyte stub ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Triodopsis tridentata image Triodopsis tridentata.jpg image caption live Triodopsis tridentata regnum Animalia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Heterobranchia br clade Euthyneura br clade Panpulmonata br clade Eupulmonata br clade Stylommatophora br informal group Sigmurethra superfamilia Helicoidea familia Polygyridae genus Triodopsis species T. tridentata binomial Triodopsis tridentata binomial authority Thomas Say Say , 1816 Triodopsis tridentata , common name northern three tooth or northern threetooth , is a species of land snail , a gastropod in the family Polygyridae . ref http www.itis.gov servlet SingleRpt SingleRpt?search topic TSN&search value 77634 Triodopsis tridentata Say, 1816 . ITIS, accessed 13 January 2011. ref References reflist External links Category Polygyridae Polygyridae stub ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Pleuromeris tridentata regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Bivalvia ordo Veneroida familia Carditidae genus Pleuromeris species P. tridentata binomial Pleuromeris tridentata binomial authority Say, 1826 Pleuromeris tridentata , or the three toothed cardita, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family biology family Carditidae . It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Florida . ref Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 46. ref References reflist Category Carditidae bivalve stub ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Alucita tridentata image image width image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Alucitidae genus Alucita species A. tridentata binomial Alucita tridentata binomial authority Scholz & Jackh, 1994 synonyms Alucita tridentata is a moth of the Alucitidae family biology family . It is found in France , Italy , Turkey and on Corsica and Sicily . ref http www.faunaeur.org full results.php?id 437886 Fauna Europaea ref References reflist commons wikispecies Category Animals described in 1994 Category Alucitidae Alucitoidea stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Horkelia tridentata regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Rosaceae genus Horkelia species H. tridentata binomial Horkelia tridentata binomial authority John Torrey Torr. Horkelia tridentata is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae rose family known by the common name three tooth horkelia . It is native to all of the mountain ranges of northern California and southern Oregon , where it grows in Temperate coniferous forest coniferous forest . This is a perennial herb forming tufts of erect leaves and stems. The leaves are 3 to 12 centimeters long, each made up of hairy gray green leaflets which are tipped with usually three teeth. Unlike many other horkelia s, this species is generally not strongly scented. The green or reddish stems reach a maximum length of about 40 centimeters and hold clusters of flowers. Each flower has minute bract lets beneath small, hairy, pointed sepal s and narrow white petals. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?6677,6738,6762 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol HOTR USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Horkelia tridentata Photo gallery Category Horkelia tridentata Category Flora of California Category Flora of Oregon rosales stub az Horkelia tridentata ... more details
taxobox image Utricularia tridentata 1.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Lamiales familia Lentibulariaceae genus Utricularia subgenus Utricularia subg. Utricularia Utricularia sectio Utricularia sect. Foliosa Foliosa species U. tridentata binomial Utricularia tridentata binomial authority Nils Olof Valdemar Sylv n Sylv n synonyms U. amethystina small P.Taylor small U. ostenii small Crist bal Mari Hicken Hicken small U. rubra small D maso Antonio Larra aga Larra aga small U. ternata small Sylv n small Utricularia tridentata is a small terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia . U. tridentata is endemism endemic to South America , where it is found in Argentina , Brazil , and Uruguay . ref name Taylor 1989 Taylor, Peter. 1989 . The genus Utricularia a taxonomic monograph . Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV London. ref See also List of Utricularia species List of Utricularia species References Reflist Utricularia Category Carnivorous plants of South America Category Flora of Argentina Category Flora of Brazil Category Flora of Uruguay Category Utricularia tridentata Lentibulariaceae stub zh ... more details
Italic title Taxobox image Cavolinia tridentata.jpg image2 Cavolinia tridentata australis.jpg image caption Cavolinia tridentata regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Heterobranchia br clade Euthyneura br clade Euopisthobranchia br clade Thecosomata superfamilia Cavolinioidea familia Cavoliniidae subfamilia genus Cavolinia subgenus species C. tridentata binomial Cavolinia tridentata binomial authority Peter Forssk l Forsk l , 1775 ref Niebuhr C. ed. 1775 . Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forsk l, prof. Haun., post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr Hauniae Copengagen , M ller, 1 164, 1 map. ref synonyms Cavolinia tridentata is a species of sea butterfly , a floating and swimming sea snail or sea slug , a pelagic Marine ocean marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cavoliniidae . ref Gofas, S. 2010 . Cavolinia tridentata Forsk l, 1775 . In Bouchet, P. Gofas, S. Rosenberg, G. 2010 World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at http www.marinespecies.org aphia.php?p taxdetails&id 139030 on 2010 12 28 ref Description The maximum recorded gastropod shell shell length is 20 mm. ref name Welch 2010 Welch J. J. 2010 . The Island Rule and Deep Sea Gastropods Re Examining the Evidence . PLoS ONE 5 1 e8776. doi 10.1371 journal.pone.0008776 . ref Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. ref name Welch 2010 Maximum recorded depth is 4791 m. ref name Welch 2010 References reflist External links Category Cavoliniidae Heterobranchia stub fr Cavolinia tridentata zh ... more details
taxobox image Larrea tridentata Furnace Creek.jpg image caption Larrea tridentata at Furnace Creek, Death ... ordo Rosids ordo Zygophyllales familia Zygophyllaceae genus Larrea species L. tridentata binomial Larrea tridentata binomial authority A. P. de Candolle DC. Frederick Vernon Coville Coville ref ... Taxon Larrea tridentata DC. Coville ref Commons category Larrea tridentata Larrea tridentata is known ... url http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?Larrea 20tridentata title Larrea tridentata ... 30 ref Distribution Larrea tridentata is a prominent species in the Mojave Desert Mojave , Sonoran ... Types of Texas publisher Texas Parks and Wildlife Service ref Description Larrea tridentata ... near present day Lucerne Valley, California . This single clonal colony plant of Larrea tridentata ..., F. url http www.lucernevalley.net creosote index.htm title Creosote Rings Preserve Larrea tridentata ... Larrea tridentata plant Contributing to the harshness of the germination environment above mature ... s, millipede s, Perognathus pocket mice , and kangaroo rat s. Uses Image Larrea tridentata 3.jpg thumb right 275px A Larrea tridentata flower Native American medicinals Larrea tridentata was used ... publisher US Forest Service title Larrea tridentata Sesse and Moc. ex DC. Coville Creosote Bush ... Larrea tridentata Creosote Bush , an abundant plant of Mexican and US American deserts and its metabolite ... pmid 15814253 doi 10.1016 j.jep.2005.02.002 ref Herbal supplements and toxicity Larrea tridentata is often ... work Jepson Flora Project title Larrea tridentata publisher University of California location Berkeley ... s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases title Larrea tridentata publisher Germplasm Resources ... work Fire Effect Information System title Larrea tridentata publisher US Forest Service cite web ... faculty martin creosotebush creosotebush.htm title Larrea tridentata Photos publisher Suu.edu cite web url http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Larrea tridentata ... more details
Buckbrush is the common name for several species of North America n shrubs that deer feed on, including but probably not limited to Andrachne phyllanthoides , maidenbrush south central U.S. Some western North American species of the genus Ceanothus Purshia tridentata and Purshia stansburiana P. stansburiana dry regions of western North America Symphoricarpos orbiculatus , native to the eastern United States and Canada disambig ... more details
The Coconino Plateau is found south of the Grand Canyon and north northwest of Flagstaff, Arizona Flagstaff , in northern Arizona of the Southwestern United States . Geography The Coconino Plateau lies south of Grand Canyon Village and the Grand Canyon South Rim buildings South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Coconino County, Arizona Coconino County , and primarily north of Interstate 40 in Arizona Interstate 40 and east of Arizona State Route 64 . Much of it is protected within the Kaibab National Forest . Vegetation The native plant vegetation in the forest areas varies by elevation and exposure. Principal tree species are Ponderosa pine , Douglas fir , Pinyon pine , and Juniper . They provide cover and food for a diversity of wildlife . As elevation decreases, trees give way to Purshia tridentata Bitter brush Purshia tridentata and Artemisia tridentata Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata . Recreation A view of the plateau can be seen from the top of Kendrick Peak , at convert 10418 ft m above sea level , located northwest of Flagstaff. The Coconino Plateau is home to the Kendrick Mountain Wilderness area. The plateau has many hiking trail s, including the Beale Road Historic Trail and Bull Basin and Pumpkin Trails. See also commonscat Coconino Plateau Kaibab Plateau Colorado Plateau References http www.trails.com activity.asp?AreaID 7B63249144 404A 4924 A1A7 1515210FD6AF 7D Trails.com Coconino Plateau trails Arizona coord 35 50 N 112 30 W display title Category Grand Canyon Category Colorado Plateau Category Landforms of Coconino County, Arizona Category Plateaus of Arizona Category Regions of Arizona Arizona geo stub es Meseta de Coconino ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Andropolia diversilineata image Andropolia diversilineata.JPG image size 100px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Noctuidae genus Andropolia species A. diversilineata binomial Andropolia diversilineata binomial authority Grote, 1877 synonyms Hadena diversilineata small Grote, 1877 small Polia illepida small Grote, 1879 small Polia resoluta small Smith, 1894 small Andropolia submissa small Smith, 1911 small Andropolia diversilineata is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in western North America , from British Columbia south to California . The wingspan is about 44 mm. Adults are on wing in late summer. The larvae feed on Purshia tridentata . External links http www.npwrc.usgs.gov resource insects macronw 146.htm Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands Category Acronictinae Acronictinae stub vi Andropolia diversilineata ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Behr s Hairstreak image image width image caption image2 image2 width image2 caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Lycaenidae genus Satyrium butterfly Satyrium species S. behrii binomial Satyrium behrii binomial authority William Henry Edwards W.H. Edwards , 1870 ref http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea lycaenidae theclinae satyrium index.html Satyrium , funet.fi ref synonyms Thecla behrii Edwards, 1870 Callipsyche behrii Dyar, 1903 Thecla kali Strecker, 1878 Callipsyche behrii ab. nigroinita Gunder, 1924 Callipsyche behrii crossi Field, 1938 Callipsyche behrii columbia McDunnough, 1944 The Behr s Hairstreak Satyrium behrii is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western North America from western Texas north and west through New Mexico , Arizona and southern California to British Columbia . ref http www.butterfliesandmoths.org species Satyrium behrii Butterflies and Moths of North America ref The wingspan is 24 32 mm. The upperside is orange with wide brown borders on the forewings. The underside of the males is brown, while females are brownish white. Both have postmarginal and submarginal lines of irregular small black spots. Aduls are on wing from June to July in one generation per year. Adults feed on flower nectar. The larvae feed on Purshia tridentata and Purshia glandulosa . Subspecies S. b. behrii S. b. columbia McDunnough, 1944 S. b. crossi Field, 1938 References Reflist External links http www.cbif.gc.ca spp pages butterflies species Behr sHairstreak e.php Behr s Hairstreak , Butterflies of Canada Category Animals described in 1870 Category Satyrium butterfly fr Satyrium behrii ... more details
Carmel geologic formation . The plant is commonly associated with Purshiatridentata buckbrush Purshiatridentata and Cryptantha flava yellow cryptantha Cryptantha flava , but it grows on bare rocky ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Hyalophora columbia image Hyalophora columbia f.JPG image width 250px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Saturniidae genus Hyalophora species H. columbia binomial Hyalophora columbia binomial authority Smith, 1865 synonyms Samia columbia small Smith, 1865 small Hyalophora gloveri small Strecker, 1872 small Platysamia gloveri small Strecker, 1872 small Platysamia gloveri var. reducta small Neumoegen, 1891 small Platysamia columbia nokomis small Brodie, 1894 small Platysamia columbia winonah small Brodie, 1894 small The Columbia Silkmoth or Larch Silkmoth Hyalophora columbia is a moth of the Saturniidae family. In the east it is found from Quebec and Ontario to Michigan , northern Wisconsin , and south eastern Manitoba . In the west it is found from Alberta and Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to south western Texas and into central Mexico . Glover s Silkmoth , Hyalophora gloveri Hyalophora columbia gloveri , is sometimes considered a separate species. Image Flickr Furryscaly Columbia Silk Moth.jpg thumb left 200px The wingspan is 80 100 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year. The larva e feed on Larix laricina in the eastern part of their range. Furthermore, it has been recorded on in Prunus pensylvanica , Alnus rugosa and Betula papyrifera in western Ontario. In the west they feed on Prunus demissa , Prunus emarginata , Purshia tridentata , Rose Rosa , Salix , Shepherdia argentea , Eleagnus angustifolius and Ceanothus . Subspecies Hyalophora columbia columbia Hyalophora gloveri Hyalophora columbia gloveri Rocky Mountains External links http bugguide.net node view 41872 Bug Guide http www.butterfliesandmoths.org species?l 3282 Butterflies and Moths of North America http www.silkmoths.bizland.com zcolmoth.htm silkmoths Saturniidae stub Category Hyalophora fr Hyalophora columbia nl Hyalophora columbia vi Hyalophora columbia ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Iridopsis clivinaria image image caption image2 image2 caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Geometridae genus Iridopsis species I. clivinaria binomial Iridopsis clivinaria binomial authority Guen e, 1858 ref http mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu species.php?hodges 6575 mothphotographersgroup ref synonyms Anacamptodes clivinaria The Mountain Mahogany Looper Moth Iridopsis clivinaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from British Columbia south to California and east to Idaho , Colorado and Arizona . ref http bugguide.net node view 136325 Bug Guide ref Image Iridopsis clivinaria profanata damage.jpg thumb left 200px Damage The length of the forewings is 22 25 mm. Adults have triangular forewing with a pale grey strip along the costa but medium brownish grey in the lower and outer portions. They are on wing from March to July in one generation per year. The larvae mainly feed on the leaves of Cercocarpus species and Purshia tridentata , but have also been recorded on Prunus species and Ceanothus velutinus . Young larvae skeletonise the leaves of their host plant. They are generally greyish brown although there are four colour morphs black, gray, reddish, and yellow and mimic twigs. Larvae can be found from July to August, after which they overwinter as a pupa in the soil. Subspecies Iridopsis clivinaria clivinaria Iridopsis clivinaria impia small Rindge, 1966 small Iridopsis clivinaria profanata small Barnes & McDunnough, 1917 small References Reflist Category Animals described in 1858 Category Boarmiini Boarmiini stub ... more details
taxobox status G2 status system TNC regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae genus Astragalus species A. mulfordiae binomial Astragalus mulfordiae binomial authority M.E.Jones Astragalus mulfordiae is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae legume family known by the common name Mulford s milkvetch . It is native to the Snake River Plain in Idaho and Oregon in the United States. ref name tnc http www.natureserve.org explorer servlet NatureServe?searchName Astragalus mulfordiae Astragalus mulfordiae . The Nature Conservancy. ref This perennial herb grows up to 25 or 30 centimeters tall with slender stems. The green or yellow green leaves have several pairs of leaflets that vary in shape, the largest ones about 1.1 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a raceme of up to 20 flowers with white petals which may be striped or tinged purple. The fruit is a legume pod up to 1.6 centimeters long which contains up to 16 seeds. ref name tnc This plant grows in the dry cold desert of the western Snake River Plain. The habitat is shrubsteppe or desert shrub plant community communities , where it grows alongside Purshia tridentata and Hesperostipa comata Stipa comata . Some populations appear better able to withstand disturbance than others. Some have been local extinction extirpated by overgrazing , while others tolerate the presence of cattle. Other threats include fire, off road vehicle use, and the invasive species invasion of Onopordum acanthium , Scotch thistle. ref name cpc http www.centerforplantconservation.org Collection CPC ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum 450 Astragalus mulfordiae . Center for Plant Conservation. ref References reflist External links http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ASMU USDA Plants Profile Category Astragalus mulfordiae Category Flora of Idaho Category Flora of Oregon ... more details
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