Rediscovery, new county records, and distribution notes for Chloris texensis (Poaceae) in Texas, U.S.A.

Authors

  • Joseph K. Wipff
  • David J. Rosen Lee College, Department of Biology
  • J.R. Singhurst Wildlife Diversity Program

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v15.i1.1066

Abstract

Rediscovery of the Texas endemic Chloris texensis in Brazoria County, and new records for Ft. Bend, Matagorda, and Waller counties are documented. Collection records outside the narrow Upper Coastal Prairie distribution are also reviewed.

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Published

2021-07-23

How to Cite

Wipff, J. K. ., Rosen, D. J. ., & Singhurst, J. (2021). Rediscovery, new county records, and distribution notes for Chloris texensis (Poaceae) in Texas, U.S.A. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 15(1), 317–318. https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v15.i1.1066