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Title: Flora of the Orange Cliffs of Utah

Abstract

The Orange Cliffs area, an area rich in oil sands deposits and defined here as part of the Colorado Plateau floristic province, harbors approximately 209 species in 123 genera and 49 families. Because of the potential of exploitation of the oil sands deposits in the area, a species checklist was made and a discussion of physical and floristic aspects of the region is given here. The flora is compared statistically to the San Rafael Swell flora, which is also a subset of the Colorado Plateau. They 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. 24 references, 3 figures, 3 tables.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Utah State Univ., Logan (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5030727
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Great Basin Nat.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 47:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; PLANTS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UTAH; OIL SANDS; ECOLOGY; MAPPING; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; ENERGY SOURCES; FEDERAL REGION VIII; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; MATERIALS; NORTH AMERICA; USA; 041000* - Oil Shales & Tar Sands- Environmental Aspects; 510100 - Environment, Terrestrial- Basic Studies- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Shultz, L M, Neely, E E, and Tuhy, J S. Flora of the Orange Cliffs of Utah. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Shultz, L M, Neely, E E, & Tuhy, J S. Flora of the Orange Cliffs of Utah. United States.
Shultz, L M, Neely, E E, and Tuhy, J S. 1987. "Flora of the Orange Cliffs of Utah". United States.
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abstractNote = {The Orange Cliffs area, an area rich in oil sands deposits and defined here as part of the Colorado Plateau floristic province, harbors approximately 209 species in 123 genera and 49 families. Because of the potential of exploitation of the oil sands deposits in the area, a species checklist was made and a discussion of physical and floristic aspects of the region is given here. The flora is compared statistically to the San Rafael Swell flora, which is also a subset of the Colorado Plateau. They 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. 24 references, 3 figures, 3 tables.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5030727}, journal = {Great Basin Nat.; (United States)},
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volume = 47:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
month = {Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 1987}
}