Aristida purpurea Nutt.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Parker Co.

• Locality

  E side of a N-S road in NC part of ranch, ca. 4.0-4.1 airmiles SSW of jct. St. Rt. 5 and F.M. 2376 at Aledo. Bear Creek Unit of Dixon Ranch. Anneta Quadrangle

• Elevation

  Alt. 299 - 302 m. (981 - 991 ft.)

• Coordinates

  32.6303, -97.6274

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF TEXAS
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The Nature Conservancy of Texas
Aristida purpurea Nutt.
PARKER CO.: robust perennial; leaves short, mostly
arranged in dense basal cluster; culms mostly about 1 foot
tall; common in rather sparse herbaceous vegetation on very
shallow, well drained, calcareous, moderately alkaline
gravelly clay loam on level bench underlain by limestone
and clay of the Kiamichi Formation, E side of a N-S road in
NC part of ranch, ca. 4.0-4.1 airmiles SSW of jet. St. Rt. 5
and F. M. 2376 at Aledo, at N32°37'49.0”, W097°37’38.6”.
Bear Creek Unit of Dixon Ranch. Anneta Quadrangle.
Elev. 980-990 ft.
Associates include Aegilops cylindrica, Allium drummondii, Asclepias
asperula, Bifora americana, Bouteloua rigidiseta, Bromus japonicus,
Buchloe dactyloides, Callirhoe pedala, Calylophus berlandieri, Coreopsis
wrightii, Dyschoriste linearis, Erioneuron pilosum, Evax prolifera,
Gaillardia pulchella, Hordeum pusillum, Hybanthus verticillatus,
Krameria lanceolata, Limnodea arkansana, Linum rigidum, Medicago
minima, Pediomelum latestipulatum, Phyllanthus polygonoides, Physaria
densiflora, Polygala alba, Salvia texana, Schrankia sp., Sedum
nuttallianum, Setaria reverchonii, Stillingia texana, Tetraneuris scaposa,
Valerianella amarella.
W. R. Carr	#27831	18 May 2009
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