22 July 2017.
Newton County, Texas, United States
Locality: Newton County Road 425, about 2.8 miles south of Texas Recreational Road 255.
Coordinates: 30.8600, -93.8960
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Elevation: 105m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Along roadsides and among young loblolly pines in forestry plantation. Plants growing in part shade to full sun in heavily regenerating roadside woodlands associated with loblolly pine plantations. Plants are growing in well drained, highly sandy soils.
Associated species: Halesia diptera; Callicarpa americana; Quercus alba; Gaillardia pulchella; Vitis rotundifolia; Vitis aestivalis; Ilex vomitoria; Pinus taeda; Clematis reticulata; Liquidambar styraciflua; Sassafras albidum; Yucca arkansana subsp. louisianensis (listed as Y. louisianensis); Monarda citriodora; Castanea pumila; Fraxinus americana; Quercus laurifolia; Styrax grandifolius; Magnolia grandiflora; Rubus sp.; Robinia pseudoacacia; Prunus serotina; Lonicera sempervirens; Baccharis halimifolia; Smilax pumila; Smilax bona-nox; Smilax laurifolia; Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum; Frangula caroliniana; Toxicodendron radicans; Bignonia capreolata; Quercus marilandica; Chionanthus virginicus; Hypericum sp.; Persea borbonia; Fagus grandifolia; Sideroxylon lycioides
Comment: Plants are generally single-stemmed, deciduous upright trees ranging in size from 3 to 6 meters tall. Trees are bearing bright pinkish-red follicles (at maturity) born upright on the end of branches ranging in size from 7.5 cm to 15 cm long. Plants are frequent along roadsides and among young loblolly pines.
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