Aristida desmantha Trin. & Rupr.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Bastrop Co.

• Locality

  both sides of road to radio tower, ca. 0.3 airmiles N to NNE of tower site, ca. 0.8 airmiles WSW of jct. Park Road 1 and Harmon Road. East side of Bastrop State Park. Bastrop Quadrangle

• Elevation

  Alt. 162 - 165 m. (531 - 541 ft.)

• Coordinates

  30.1056, -97.2619

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF TEXAS
Texas Paiks and Wildlife Department
Aristida desmantha Trin. & Rupr.
BASTROP CO.: occasional in partial shade along edge of
sandyland opening in burned-over loblolly pine - post oak
forest, on gently rolling upland underlain by Eocene sand,
on soils mapped as deep, moderately well drained, neutral to
slightly acid fine sand (Patilo Series, Grossarenic
Paleustalfs),, both sides of road to radio tower, ca. 0.3
aiimiles N to NNE of tower site, ca. 0.8 airmiles WSW of
jet. Park Road 1 and Harmon Road, at N30°06.339’,
W097°15.714\ East side of Bastrop State Park. Bastrop
Quadrangle. Elev. 530-540 ft. Area burned during Bastrop
Complex Wildfire of September 2011.
Associates included Ascyrum hypericoides, Centrosoma virginiamim
Chaetopappa asteroides, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Chamaesyce cordifolia,
Chrysopsis pilosa, Cnidoscolus texanus, Commelina erecta, Coreopsis sp.,
Croptilon sp., Croton capitatus, C. glandulosus, Cyperus uniflorus, Dichanthelium
linearifolium, Diodia teres, Euphorbia capillifolium, Gaillardia amblyodon,
Helianthemum georgianum, Helianthus debilis, Hypericum gentianoides, Lechea
tenuifolia, Liatris bridgesii, Loeflingia squarrosa, Mollugo verticillata, Monarda
nuttallii, Monarda viridissima, Nuttallanthus texanus, Palafoxia hookeriana,
Paronychia drummondii, Paspalum plicatulum, Plantago hookeriana, Polanisia
erosa, Portulaca umbraticola, Quercus incana, Schizachyrium scoparium,
Selaginella arenicola, Stillingia sylvatica, Stylisma pickeringii, Triplasis purpurea,
Zomia bracteata.
W. R. Carr	#30967	25 June 2012
(with Mike Powers)
03176548