Taxa List for a Serpentine Outcrop in Gillespie County
This list represents what was seen or collected on and near the outcrop
on one day in April, 1997. No doubt further exploration would add many
species to the tally.
Magnoliopsida--Dicots
Apiaceae
Spermolepis echinata (DC.) Heller
Asteraceae
Artemisia sp.
Chaetopappa asteroides (Nutt.) DC.
Erigeron philadelphicus L.
Evax candia (T. & G.) Gray
Gaillardia suavis (Gray & Engelm.) Britt. & Rusby
Gnaphalium purpureum L.
Krigia gracilis (DC.) Shinners
Pinaropappus roseus (Less.) Less.
Senecio ampullaceus Hook.
Tetraneuris linearifolia (Hook.) Greene
Berberidaceae
Mahonia trifoliolata (Moric.) Fedde (=Berberis trifoliolata
)
Boraginaceae
Cryptantha texana (A. DC.) Greene
Brassicaceae
Arabis petiolaris Gray
Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt.
Lepidium virginicum L. var. medium (Greene) C. L.
Hitchc.
Lesquerella argyraea (Gray) S. Wats. subsp. argyraea
Cactaceae
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.
Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpfordt
Opuntia spp.
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus equitans Benth.
Evolvulus nuttallianus R. & S.
Evolvulus sericeus Sw.
Ebenaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia spathulata Lam.
Fabaceae
Astragalus nuttallianus A. DC. var. pleianthus (Shinners)
Barneby
Astragalus nuttallianus A. DC. var. austrinus (Small)
Shreeve & Wiggins
Lupinus texensis Hook.
Prosopis glandulosa Torr.
Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. subsp. ludoviciana
Fagaceae
Quercus fusiformis Small (=Q. virginiana)
Fumariaceae
Corydalis curvisiliqua Engelm. var. curvisiliqua
Hydrophyllaceae
Nama hispidum Gray
Nama jamaicense L.
Lamiaceae
Hedeoma acinoides Scheele
Scutellaria drummondii Benth.
Linaceae
Linum sp., probably L. hudsonioides
Papaveraceae
Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) G. Ownbey
Plantaginaceae
Polemoniaceae
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus pusillus Poir.
Rubiaceae
Galium texense Gray
Houstonia humifusa Gray
Scrophulariaceae
Linaria canadensis (L.) Dum. var. texana (Scheele)
Penn.
Mimulus glabratus H. B. K.
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.
Veronica peregrina L.
Ulmaceae
Celtis lindheimeri Engelm. ex K. Koch
Urticaceae
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl.
Urtica chamaedryoides Pursh var. chamaedryoides
Valerianaceae
Valerianella florifera Shinners
Verbenaceae
Liliopsida--Monocots
Agavaceae
Cyperaceae
Carex muhlenbergii Schkuhr ex Willd. var. enervis Boott
Carex planostachys Kunze
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium ensigerum Bickn.
Liliaceae
Allium drummondii Regel
Cooperia sp. (may also be placed in Amaryllidaceae)
Poaceae
Aristida purpurea Nutt.
Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schult.) Gould. var. scribnerianum
(Nash) Gould
Stipa leucotricha Trin. & Rupr.
Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. var. glauca
(Nutt.)Fern.
Gymnosperms
Cupressaceae
Pteridophytes
Pteridaceae
Adiantum capillus-veneris L.
Cheilanthes alabamensis (Buckl.) Kunze
Cheilanthes tomentosa Link.
Pellaea ovata (Desv.) Weatherby
Last modified August 3, 1998 by Monique Reed