Centaurea americana Nutt.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Parker Co.

• Locality

  ca. 4.3-4.4 airmiles SSW of jct. St. Rt. 5 and F.M. 1187 at Aledo. NW part of Bear Creek Unit of Dixon Ranch. Anneta Quadrangle

• Elevation

  Alt. 323 - 326 m. (1060 - 1070 ft.)

• Coordinates

  32.6283, -97.6384

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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FLORA OF TEXAS
The Nature Conservancy of Texas
Centaurea americana Nutt.
PARKER CO.: frequent in grazed midgrass grassland dotted
with small mesquite, on shallow well drained stony clay
loam underlain by Cretaceous limestone on slightly convex
upland, ca. 4.3-4.4 airmiles SSW of jet. St. Rt. 5 and F. M.
1187 at Aledo, at N32°37’41.9”, W097°38’18.4”. NW part
of Bear Creek Unit of Dixon Ranch. Anneta Quadrangle.
Elev. 1060-1070 ft.
Associates include Ambrosia psilostachya, Artemisia ludoviciana, Bifora americana,
Bothriochloa laguroides, Bromus japonicus, Calliihoe pedata, Calylophus berlandieri,
Castilleja purpurea, Cirsium texanum, C. undulatum, Dalea aurea, Daucus pusillus,
Ditaxis mercurialina, Dyschoriste linearis, Engelmannia pinnatifida, Eriogonum
longifolium, Erioneuron pilosum, Gaillardia pulchella, Gianduiaria bipirmatifida,
Heterotheca canescens, Houstonia nigricans, Krameria lanceolata, Liatris sp.,
Limnodea arkansana, Lindheimera texana, Linum berlandieri, Lygodesmia texana,
Matelea biflora, Mimosa roemeriana, Monarda citriodora, Nassella leucotricha,
Penstemon cobaea, Psoralidium tenuiflorum, Salvia texana, Scutellaria drummondii,
Senna roemeriana, Stillingia texana, Thelesperma filifolium.
W. R. Carr
#28019
1 June 2009
03120010