Centaurea americana Nutt.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Parker Co.

• Locality

  W side of road to E. canyon, ca. 4.1-4.2 airmiles SSW of jct. St. Rt. 5 and F.M. 1187 at Aledo. NE part of Bear Creek Unit of Dixon Ranch. Anneta Quadrangle

• Elevation

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

• Coordinates

  32.6328, -97.6288

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF TEXAS
The Nature Conservancy of Texas
Centaurea americana Nutt.
PARKER CO.: common in dense mid- to tallgrass matrix
grassland on stony clay or clay loam on gently rolling
upland prairie landscape underlain by Cretaceous limestone,
W side of road to E canyon, ca. 4.1-4.2 airmiles SSW of jet.
St. Rt. 5 and F. M. 1187 at Aledo, at N32°37'58.2”,
W097°37’43.7”. NE part of Bear Creek Unit of Dixon
Ranch. Anneta Quadrangle. Et$v. 980-990 ft.
Associates include Asclepias viridis, Bothri^chloa ischaemum, Bromus
japonicus, Elymus canadensis, Engelmannia pinna$ida, Gaillardia pulchella,
Lythrum califomicum, Monaida citriodora, Nasselw^ucotricha, Psoralidium
tenuiflorum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastnwj nutans, Vemonia
baldwinii.
W. R. Carr
#28132
16 June 2009
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