Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Jeff Davis Co.

• Locality

  northwestern part of Potts property, ca. 3.8-4.0 airmiles E to ENE of jct. St. Rt. 17 and St. Rt. 118 at N edge of Fort Davis. Fort Davis SE Quadrangle

• Elevation

  Alt. 1439 - 1442 m. (4721 - 4731 ft.)

• Coordinates

  30.6142, -103.827

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.
JEFF DAVIS CO.: common in blue grama grassland on
reddish, shallow to very shallow, well-drained, calcareous
gravelly soils (Boracho-Espy association), on outwash plain
in broad valley, on upland site poorly distinguished from
nearby valley flat, northwestern part of Potts property,
ca. 3.8-4.0 airmiles E to ENE of jet. St. Rt. 17 and St.
Rt. 118 at N edge of Fort Davis, at N30°36.852\
W103°49.591\ Fort Davis SE Quadrangle. Elev. ca. 4720-
4730 ft.
Vegetation dominated by Sporobolus airoides, Bouteloua gracilis and
Ambrosia psilostachya. Other associates included Amaranthus palmeri,
Asclepias subverticillata, Aster ericoides, Baccharis saUcifolia,
Bothriochloa saccharoides, Brickellia chlorolepis, Centaurea americana,
Cirsium ochrocentrum, Convolvulus equitans, Dalea Candida, Distichlis
spicata, Engelmannia pinnatifida, Euphorbia hyssopifolia, Grindelia sp.,
Helianthus ciliaris, Hesperidanthus linearifolius, Melilotus alba,
Muhlenbergia repens, Rhynchosida physocalyx, Solanum elaeagnifolium,
Tidestroemia lanuginosa, Veraonia marginata.
W. R. Carr	#31564	23 August 2012
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