Amaranthus palmeri S.Watson

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Presidio Co.

• Locality

  Tascotal Formation, just N of HQ and barns ca. 1.9 airmiles E to ESE of St. Rt. 169 Bridge over Alamito Creek just N of Plata. Kennedy Ranch (Dixon Water Foundation). Puerto Potrillo Quadrangle.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1189 m. (3901 ft.)

• Coordinates

  29.8734, -103.991

• Distribution

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FLORA OF TEXAS
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Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats.
PRESIDIO CO.: common in somewhat weedy herbaceous
vegetation on valley flat heavily utilized by cattle in past,
between slopes underlain by tuffaceous sandstone and
conglomerate of the Tascotal Formation, just north of HQ
and bams ca. 1.9 airmiles E to ESE of St. Rt. 169 bridge
over Alamito Creek just N of Plata, at N29°52.405\
W103°59.470\ Kennedy Ranch (Dixon Water Foundation).
Puerto Potrilio Quadrangle. Elev. ca. 3900 ft.
Associates included Acacia constricta, Amaranthus palmeri, Boerhavia
sp., Bouteloua barbata, B. curtipendula, Chloris sp., Cucurbita
foetidissima, Eragrostis cilianensis, E. lehmanniana, Flourensia cemua,
Laennicia coulteri, Larrea tridentata, Opuntia leptocaulis, Prosopis
glandulosa, Tidestroemia lanuginosa, Verbascum thapsus, Verbesina
encelioides, Viguiera stenoloba.
W. R. Carr	#31495
(with Maiy Lou Price)
22 August 2012
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