Utah Rare Plant Guide Species Descriptions

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Introduction

UTAH RARE PLANT GUIDE
(a work in process)

Purpose

The initial purpose of the Utah Rare Plant Guide (URPG) was to convert and update the 1991 publication entitled Utah Endangered, Threatened and Sensitive Plant Field Guide to an on-line, electronic version to be made available to the public. The first on-line version was made available to the public in 2003.

By moving the guide to a digital, on-line format, distribution to a much wider audience than with a printed guide becomes possible. In addition, updates can then be made in a much more inexpensive and timely way.

In addition to being able to view Utah rare plant information, rare plant pages have been prepared in a way to also allow for printing at higher resolution.

There is a continuing need to study rare plant species in Utah to better understand their habitat requirements and develop management prescriptions that will assist in the conservation and recovery of these species, and help all people learn and appreciate their value.

Viewing requirements

You must have Javascript enabled in your browser (it is likely that it is).

Netscape 4/IE 4 or higher or equivalent should be used to view these pages. Internet Explorer or Opera are recommended.

The images have not been designed/limited to a certain resolution, however we recommend a resolution of at least 1024 x 768.

To view/print PDF's (optional), you will need to have a previously installed version of the free Adobe Acrobat reader. Best viewed using the Adobe 6 reader or higher.

How to use (navigating the Rare plants page)

To view taxon information on the Rare plants page, simply click on the link corresponding to the species or variety you wish to view.

If you want to print any of the information, be sure to (a) click on the PDF link and (b) use the Printer icon within your Adobe reader (not your browser's print option). Since the PDF contains the images at a higher resolution and is suitable for printing, it will always take longer for that to download.

When viewing the initial preview images, if you are using a non-Netscape browser, you will see the options:

              Both 1 2 PDF

"Both" (meaning the drawing/description page and photograph/map page will be displayed side by side) is the initial default. Click on 1 to view just the first page. Click on 2 to view just the second page. Click on Both to go back to side by side mode.

When selecting either "1" or "2" you can make the displayed image larger or smaller thru use of the buttons that will appear. That same ability also exists when loading the PDF but may in some cases provides a more convenient option especially in the event that something is hard to see.

A species with supplemental information associated with it, will contain a link entitled:

             More

Click on More to see the supplemental information (PDF format).

A separate window will appear for each taxon that is selected (or will appear in a separate tabbed window depending on the browser being used). If you click on a rare plant link and nothing happens, chances are that it is already open in a window. Check your taskbar or cycle through your open windows (ALT-TAB for Windows users) to locate it and then set the focus back to that window simply by clicking on it.

If you experience any problems or have any questions/comments, please e-mail Tony Frates at unps@unps.org.

How to link to individual taxa on the Rare Plants page:

To link directly to one of the species or varieties on the Rare plants page, use either the link tag format:

http://www.utahrareplants.org/rpg_species.html?Genus_species target="_blank"

http://www.utahrareplants.org/rpg_species.html?Genus_species_var_variety target="_blank"

Examples:

http://www.utahrareplants.org/rpg_species.html?Arctomecon_humilis

http://www.utahrareplants.org/rpg_species.html?Draba_maguirei_var_stonei

http://www.utahrareplants.org/rpg_species.html?Pediomelum_pariense

To simply link to the guide without linking to a specific species or variety:

http://www.utahrareplants.org/rpg.html

http:/www.utahrareplants.org/rpg_species.html

How to cite this resource:

Utah Native Plant Society. 2003-2007. Utah Rare Plant Guide. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Rare Plant Guide Home Page. http://www.utahrareplants.org.

Copyright/permissions

Photographs/slides/diagrams remain the property of the individual submitters in most cases (excluding materials submitted by US government agencies or employees of those agencies submitting materials that originated as a result of their official government related duties) and may not be used without permission.

Portions of this guide were based on the 1991 publication entitled Utah Endangered, Threatened and Sensitive Plant Field Guide which substantially was a US government publication."

To request permission to use anything contained in this guide, please send an e-mail to unps@unps.org. Permission is not required to link to the guide (please do not try to link to the guide via a frame; it is also not permissible to link to the guide from anywhere other than via http:/www.utahrareplants.org).