27 January 2020.
Newton County, Texas, United States
Locality: Plants growing on the north side of the unpaved Private Road 6061, approximately 0.4 kilometers east of Texas State Hwy 87.
Coordinates: 31.1621, -93.7286
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Elevation: 132m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Growing in almost full sun on a south-facing roadside slope in very dry upland conditions. Soils are deep, somewhat excessively well-drained, and typically strongly acidic. Slope: 8 percent. Aspect: South. The underlying geology of this area is of Oligocene origin and characterized as Catahoula Formation. This formation is extensive and deep in Texas, up to 185 meters thick. In the area of the collection the Catahoula Formation is primarily mudstone and sand. The upper 90-150 meters is mudstone that is tuffaceous, and sandy; also, occasionally, with some bentonitic clay. The primary soil types in the collection area are classified as Letney-Tehran soils. These soils consist of deep, somewhat excessively drained, moderately rapidly permeable soils on uplands. They were formed in thick loamy and sandy sediments on the Western Coastal Plain. The Letney-Tehran soils are on gently sloping to moderately steep uplands with slopes ranging from 1 to 20 percent. They are typically strongly acidic.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Associated species: Pinus taeda; Quercus incana; Callicarpa americana; Crataegus sp.; Quercus falcata; Vaccinium sp.
Comment: This plant is a female weeping variant of Ilex vomitoria. The plant is multi-stemmed with a mature height of approximately 1 meter and a width of 2 meters. The plant has low-growing, arching-weeping character. Leaves and fruit are typical of the species. This plant was originally discovered by Peter Loos. This is a lone weeping specimen in an otherwise typical population of Ilex vomitoria, which occurs frequently.
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