Aphanostephus skirrhobasis (DC.) Trel.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Bastrop Co.

• Locality

  immediately N and W of Hoppy Spring, ca. 0.8 airmiles SSE of jct. St. Rt. 21 and F.M. 1441 NE of Bastrop, and eastward. Bastrop State Park. Smithville NW Quadrangle

• Elevation

  Alt. 139 - 143 m. (456 - 469 ft.)

• Coordinates

  30.1406, -97.221

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF TEXAS
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Aphanostephus skirrhobasis (DC.) Trel.
ASTERACEAE
BASTROP CO.: rays bright white; common in herbaceous
“sandhill” vegetation in deep, moderately well drained,
neutral to slightly acid fine sand (Patilo Series, Grossarenic
Paleustalfs) in old cleared area on nearly level to gently
sloping upland underlain by Eocene sand, at 90° turn in
unpaved road, immediately N and W of Hoppy Spring, ca.
0.8 airmiles SSE of jet. St. Rt. 21 and F. M. 1441 NE of
Bastrop, at N30°08'26.1”, W097°13’15.5” and eastward.
Bastrop State Park. Smithville NW Quadrangle. Elev. 456-
470 ft. Area lightly burned during Bastrop Complex
Wildfire of September 2011.
Associates included Argemone sp., Aristolochia erecta, Brazoria truncata,
Chaetopappa asteroides, Cnidoscolus texanus, Descurainia pinnata, Evax
Candida, Gaillardia amblyodon, Gamochaeta purpurea, Helianthus debilis,
Heterotheca pilosa, Hymenopappus artemisiifolius, Hypochaeris glabra,
Mimosa (Schrankia sp.), Monarda sp., Oenothera laciniata, 0. mexicana,
Opuntia sp., Paronychia drummondii, Phlox drummondii, Plantago
hookeriana, Rumex hastatulus, Senecio ampullaceus, Spermolepis
echinata, Stillingia sylvatica, Stylisma pickeringii, Triodanis sp., Vicia
ludoviciana, Vulpia octoflora, Yucca sp.
W. R. Carr
#30359
17 April 2012
02173240