Great Basin Naturalist
Abstract
The genera and species of Polygonaceae in Utah are revised. Descriptions and keys to taxa are included, along with habitat, elevation, and distributional data. Taxonomic problems are outlined and discussed. Described as new is Eriogonum brevicaule Nutt. var. promiscuum Welsh. New nomenclatural combinations include Eriogonum batemanii Jones var. eremicum (Reveal) Welsh and var. ostlundii (Jones) Welsh; E. brevicaule Nutt. var. desertorum (Maguire) Welsh, var. ephedroides (Reveal) Welsh, var. loganum (A. Nels.) Welsh, var. nanum (Reveal) Welsh, and var. viridulum (Reveal) Welsh; E. corymbosum Benth var. cronquistii (Reveal) Welsh, var. humivagans (Reveal) Welsh, var. smithii (Reveal) Welsh; E. lonchophyllum T. & G. var. saurinum (Reveal) Welsh; E. nummulare Jones var. ammophilum (Reveal) Welsh; E. racemosum Nutt. var. coccineum (J. T. Howell) Welsh and var. zionis (J. T. Howell) Welsh; E. spathulatum Gray var. natum (Reveal) Welsh.
Recommended Citation
Welsh, Stanley L.
(1984)
"Utah flora: Polygonaceae,"
Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 44:
No.
4, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol44/iss4/1