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<br />pusillum), and Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense).,,1
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<br />"Several floral specIes including aster (Aster spp.), prame bluet (Hedyotis
<br />nigricans),snoutbean (Rhynchosia spp.), prairie clover (Dalea spp.), false nightshade
<br />(Chamaesaracha sordida), buttercup (Ranunculus macranthus), jimsonweed
<br />(Datura_wrightži), mealy sage (Salvia farinacea), spiny tooth gumweed (Grindelia
<br />texana), coreopsis (Coreopsis_tinctoria), yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis dillenii), purple
<br />groundcherry (Physalis Zabala), silver-leaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium),
<br />frostweed (Verbesina virginica), slender-stem bitterweed (Hymenoxys scaposa), foxglove
<br />(Penstemon cobaea), Engelmann daisy (Engelmannia pinnatifida), three-seed mercury
<br />(Acalypha linderheimeri), pink evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa), white
<br />pricklypoppy (Argemone albiflora), milkweed (Asclepias texana), prairie vervain
<br />(Verbena bipinnatifida), prairie larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum), yarrow (Achillea
<br />millefolium), firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella), Mexican hat (Ratibida columnaris),
<br />peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum), white avens (Geum canadense), two-leaf senna
<br />(Cassia Roemeriana), queen's delight (Stillingia texana), American beautyberry
<br />(Callicarpa americana), buffalo gord (Cucurbita foetidissima), dandelion (Taraxacum
<br />officinale), and white boneset (Eupatorium serotinum) grow in this region." 1
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<br />"Although classed as a true prairie, the uplands of this region have some timber,
<br />especially along streams that traverse it. The trees species include a variety of oaks
<br />(Quercus spp.), pecan (Carya illinioensis), cedar elm (Ulmus crass ifo lia), and mesquite
<br />(Prosopis glandulosa). Mesquite, huisache (Acaciafarnesiana), oak, and elm are
<br />common invaders on poor-condition rangelands and abandoned cropland. The river
<br />bottomland has trees species include a variety of oaks (Quercus spp.), pecan (Carya
<br />illinioensis), cedar elm (Ulmus crass ifo lia) and other such trees." 1
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<br />"The status of the floral communities of the proposed project area reflects some of
<br />the historic land use activities associated with agriculture use. Areas cleared for farmland
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<br />many years ago remain as farmland today. The historic use of the land for pasturing
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