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Botany: Site 1, Guy Berry Park, Balch Springs TX

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Site Description
North Central Texas, blackland prairie
Suburban unmanaged site

Guy Berry park has a grove of unknown trees to the north, a creek that runs north to south to the west of the soccar fields, and open prairie across the creeks.  There is a gentle slope to the west to 2 ponds and a few groves of various trees, mostly unknown at this time.
pond near park

Species Discovered So Far
Monocots
Dicots

Photos from 2009

August 2009, Identified
ambrosia psilostachyaambrosia psilostachyaambrosia trifida leafambrosia trifida leafasclepias viridis pod
asclepias viridis podcallirhoe involucratacardiospermum halicacabum fruitcardiospermum halicacabumchamaecrista fasciculata
chamaecrista fasciculata flower and podchamaecrista fasciculata leafchamaecrista fasciculatadesmanthus illinoensis podsdesmanthus illinoensis
desmanthus illinoensis poddesmanthus illinoensis podsdesmanthus illinoensiseryngium integrifoliumeryngium integrifolium
euphorbia bicolorgaillardia pulchellagleditsua triacanthos podsgleditsia triacanthos leaveshelianthus annuus bud
helianthus annuus leafheliunthus annuusipomoea cordatotrilobaipomoea cordatotrilobaruellia nudifolia
ipomoea cordatotrilobaipomoea lacunosamaclura pomiferamaclura pomiferamaclura pomifera
prosopsis glandulosaprosopsis glandulosaprosopsis glandulosaruellia nudifloraruellia nudiflora
ruellia nudofloraruellia nudiflora node and leavesruellia nudiflora lead venationruellia nudiflora inflorescenceruellia nudiflora flower
ruellia nudiflora flowertypha latifoliatypha latifolia

August 2009, Unknown
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July 2009, Identified
callirhoe involucratacallirhoe involucratacampsis radicans

July 2009, Unknown
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