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- Title
THE VASCULAR FLORA AND PLANT COMMUNITIES OF CANDY ABSHIER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A.
- Authors
Singhurst, Jason R.; Rosen, David J.; Cooper, Amos; Holmes, Walter C.
- Abstract
Field studies at the Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area, an area of approximately 83 ha (207 acres) of the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes vegetation area, have resulted in a description of the vegetation associations and an annotated checklist of the vascular flora. The following four associations occur on the property: (1) the newly described Upper Texas Coast Ingleside Sandy Wet Prairie; (2) Gulf Cordgrass Herbaceous Vegetation; (3) Texas Gulf Coast Live Oak - Sugarberry Forest; and (4) natural depressional ponds. A total of 363 species belonging to 220 genera and 84 families were recorded. A total of 24 exotic plant species were recorded. The families with the largest number of species were Poaceae (63), Cyperaceae (48), Asteraceae (43), Fabaceae (14), and Juncaceae (12). Rhynchospora chapmanii and Euthamia caroliniana were recorded as new to the Texas flora. Three Texas endemic plants were present: Thurovia triflora, Liatris bracteata, and Tradescantia subacaulis, the former two being tracked as rare plants. Other noteworthy species included Andropogon capillipes, Asclepias longifolia, Juncus elliottii, Ludwigia hirtella, Pinguicula pumila, Rhynchospora latifolia, Rhynchospora plumosa, Sabatia gentianoides, and Xyris stricta.
- Subjects
VASCULAR plants; NONVASCULAR plants; PLANT communities; WILDLIFE management; BOTANICAL research
- Publication
Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 2014, Vol 8, Issue 2, p665
- ISSN
1934-5259
- Publication type
Article