01 November 2018.
Newton County, Texas, United States
Locality: North side of Newton County Road 255 approximately 7.56 kilometers west southwest of the intersection with Texas State Highway 87.
Coordinates: 31.0665, -93.8009
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Elevation: 118m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Plants are growing along the edge of well-drained, mesic habitat composed primarily of deciduous trees. From the Soil Conservation Soil Survey for Jasper and Newton Counties, Texas, the soils of this collection area are Tehran-Letney Series soils that consist of deep, undulating to hilly, somewhat excessively drained soils on uplands. Permeability is considered moderately rapid. These soils formed in thick loamy and sandy sediment of the coastal plain. These soils are highly to moderately acidic (pH 4.5 to 6.0).
Number of plants sampled: 5
Associated species: Prunus americana, Gelsemium sempervirens, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus hemisphaerica, Acer rubrum, Ostrya virginiana, Vaccinium arboreum, Muscadinia rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Scutellaria integrifolia, Smilax sp., Ilex vomitoria, Quercus falcata, Celtis tenuifolia
Comment: Plants are single- and multi-stemmed deciduous, upright spreading small trees. Trees are generally 4-7 meters tall. Leaves are shiny, alternate, simple, and ovate to ovate-lanceolate with deeply impressed veins on the upper surface. Fruits are fleshy, soft and borne along the stem; they range in color from bright red to nearly black at maturity.
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