Carduus nutans L.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Cooke Co.

• Locality

  just above upper edge of Clear Creek valley, E side of barn on E side of Co. Rd. 398 ca. 0.7 airmiles S of bridge over Clear Creek at Leo, ca. 1.1 airmiles NNW of jct. Cooke, Denton and Wise counties. LO Unit of Dixon Ranch. Greenwood Quadrangle

• Elevation

  Alt. 247 - 250 m. (810 - 820 ft.)

• Coordinates

  33.45, -97.3932

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF TEXAS
The Nature Conservancy of Texas
Carduus nutans L.
COOKE CO.: a few plants in pasture grassland on
Windthorst fine sandy loam on gentle slope underlain by
Antlers Sand, just above upper edge of Clear Creek valley, E
side of bam on E side of Co. Rd. 398 ca. 0.7 airmiles S of
bridge over Clear Creek at Leo, ca. 1.1 airmiles NNW of jet.
Cooke, Denton and Wise counties, at N33°27'00.7”,
W097°23’35.7”. LO Unit of Dixon Ranch. Greenwood
Quadrangle. Elev. 810-820 ft.
Associates include Achillea millefolium, Ambrosia psilostachya, Arenaria
serpyllifolia, Bromus catharticus, Castilleja indivisa, Coelorachis cylindrica,
Cyperus spp., Dichanthelium oligosanthes, Hordeum pusillum, Lathyrus
hirsutus, Lolium multiflorum, Medicago minima, Nassella leucotricha,
Opuntia lindheimeri, Panicum virgatum, Paspalum setaceum, Plantago
aristata, Rumex pulcher, Schedonnardus paniculatus, Solanum dimidiatum,
Sorghum halepense, Verbena halel
W. R. Carr	#27995
(with Mary Lou Price)
27 May 2009
03120008