Heimia salicifolia (Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth) Link

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Cameron Co.

• Locality

  S side of US Rt. 281 (Old Military Highway) ca. 0.7-0.8 roadmiles W off jct. F.M. 1732, NW of Brownsville

• Elevation

  Alt. 12 - 14 m. (39 - 46 ft.)

• Coordinates

  26.0219, -97.6192

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

2*11
FLORA OF TEXAS
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Heimia salicifolia (Kunth) Link
LYTHRACEAE
CAMERON CO,: small shrub; local in moist soil along
drainage ditch on highway right-of-way at N edge of
LRGVNWR brush tract, along highway through
agricultural/residential area on level landscape on alluvium
of Rio Grande delta, on soils mapped as very deep, well
drained, moderately alkaline silty clay loam (Laredo Series,
Torrifluventic Haplustolls), S side of US Rt. 281 (Old
Military Highway) ca. 0.7-0.8 roadmiles W off jet. F.M.
1732, NW of Brownsville, at N26°01’18.9’\
W097°37’09.3”. Elev. 40-45 ft.
Right-of-way dominated by Urochloa maxima. Associates in ditch
included Ammannia coccínea, Carex tetrastachya, Justicia pacifica.
Associates in adjacent fenceline included Acacia famesiana, Amyris
madrensis, A. texana, Celtis pallida, Chromolaena odorata. Coridalia
hookeri, Ehretia anacua, Forestiera angustifolia, Guaiacum angustifolium,
Koeberlinia spinosa, Leucaena pulverulenta, Malpighia glabra, Maytenus
phyllanthoides, Parkinsonia aculeata, Phaulothamnus spinescens,
Pithecellobium ebano, Prosopis glandulosa, Randia rhagocarpa, Salvia
coccínea, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Stachys drummondii, Urtica
chamaedryoides, Xylothamia palmeri, Yucca treculeana, Zanthoxylum
fagara, Ziziphus obtusifolius.
W. R. Carr	#34515	6 March 2015
(with Julie LeClair)
02576108