Myosotis macrosperma Engelm.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Fort Bend Co.

• Locality

  ca. 150 ft. S of Old Richmond Road from a point 200-300 feet E of Red Gully. NW corner of Cullinan Park in Sugar Land

• Elevation

  Alt. 24 m. (79 ft.)

• Coordinates

  29.6339, -95.6721

• Distribution

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FLORA OF TEXAS
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Myosotis macrosperma Engelm.
BORAGINACEAE
FORT BEND CO.: shallow-rooted annual; stems erect-
ascending; corolla 5-lobed, white; common in young
deciduous forest in very slight depressional area on
essentially level upland underlain by Quaternary alluvium,
on soils mapped as very deep, moderately well drained,
slightly alkaline clay (Pledger Series, Typic Hapluderts), ca.
150 ft. S of Old Richmond Road from a point 200-300 feet E
of Red Gully, at N29°38’02.1”, W095°40’19.4”. Elev. 80 ft.
NW comer of Cullinan Park in Sugar Land.
Canopy dense (later in season), dominated by Ulmus crassifolia, Triadica
sebifera and Celtis laevigata; shrub layer open; ground layer seasonally
dominated by Chaerophyllum tainturieri, Galium aparine, Myosotis
macrosperma, Carex cherokeensis. Other associates included Campsis
radicans, Carex crus-corvi, Comus drummondii, Erigeron philadelphicus,
Geum canadense, Ilex decidua, Maclura pomifera, Poncirus trifoliata,
Quercus nigra, Rubus trivialis, Sambucus canadensis, Senecio
tampicanus, Smilax bona-nox, Toxicodendron radicans, Vicia
ludoviciana.
W. R. Carr
#34539
27 March 2015
04038212