Biology 336: Plant Biology

George M. Diggs, Jr.
Department of Biology and Center for Environmental Studies
Austin College, Sherman, Texas
& Research Associate, Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), Fort Worth

 


Label Data

for Herbarium Specimens


Course Home Page


Plant Biology -- Fall 2007

Label data can be found below for class field trips

Don't forget to put authorities for scientific names---IMPORTANT!

 

Label Data for First Lab

Don't forget to put authorities for scientific names---IMPORTANT!


GRAYSON County: Around Waterloo Lake, ca. 10 km (by road)
N of Hwy 82, at end of Park St. (a small dead end street off Loy Lake
Road); ca. 2.5 km (by air) SW of Downtown Denison.

Don't forget to put specific habitat, flower color, etc.!

33° 44' 14" N 96° 34' 10" W

Elevation: ca. 210 m
13 September 2007

Label Data for Second Lab

GRAYSON County:  Buckner Biological Preserve and Research Area. 
Northeastern Grayson County, off Dripping Springs Road, approximately 8.5
miles (13.7 km) by road from Austin College Campus (Sherman).

Put habitat here.  Don't forget  flower color, plant size, etc.!

ca. 33° 41' N  96° 30' W
Elevation: ca. 180 m                                                20 September 2007

Label Data for Third Lab (note: Wed. & Thurs. labs are different)

GRAYSON County: Ciaccio Sand Pit; sandy area in what was the old bed
of the Red River, just south of current Red River channel, approx. 6.5 km
(by air) ENE of Denison, north of Hwy 120.

Don't forget to put specific habitat, flower color, etc.!

33° 46' 38" N 96° 28' 18" W

Elevation: ca. 150 m 19 September 2007


GRAYSON County:  Northern part of county, just west of
Randall Lake dam (along dirt road between dam and lake),
ca. 2 km SW of Denison Dam.

ca. 33° 48' 13" N  96° 34 49" W

Elevation: ca. 185 m                                                27 September 2007

Label Data for Oct. 10 and 11 Lab

GRAYSON County:  Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge,
Ca. 18 km (by air) NW of Sherman; ca. 16 km (by air) S of the
Texas-Oklahoma state line.

Just inside east boundary of Refuge, off Refuge Road (inside
gate where Refuge Road takes a 90˚ turn to the north).

ca. 33° 43' 39" N  96° 44' 53'

Elevation: ca. 195 m    10 Oct. 2007 and 11 Oct. 2007

GRAYSON County:  Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge,
Ca. 18 km (by air) NW of Sherman; ca. 16 km (by air) S of the
Texas-Oklahoma state line.


Along main road through Refuge, north of Big Mineral Picnic
Area and south of Flowing Well. 

ca. 33° 43' 31" N  96° 46' 27'

Elevation: ca. 186 m    10 Oct. 2007 and 11 Oct. 2007               

 

Label Data for Oct. 17 and 18 Lab

GRAYSON County:  Herman Baker Park, 5 km (by road) SE of
downtown Sherman, ca. 1.6 km S of Hwy. 56.

Along trail around Pickens Lake.
Don't forget to put  specific habitat, flower color, etc.!

33° 37' 12" N  96° 37' 58" W

Elevation: ca. 220 m     17 Oct. 2007 and 18 Oct. 2007

 
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Label Data for Loy Lake 

GRAYSON County:  Northern part of county; Loy Lake Park, just off
Loy Lake Road, ca. 7 km (by road) N of Hwy. 82, near Loy Lake exit
off of Hwy 75, ca. 5.6 km (by air) SW of downtown Denison.

Along trail around lake.  Don't forget  flower color, plant size, etc.!

ca. 33° 43' 55" N  96° 35 44" W

Elevation: ca. 210 m 

Label Data for McCarley Woods 

GRAYSON County:  McCarley Woods Preserve, approximately 8 km E
of downtown Sherman just S of Hwy 56. Accessed by turning S on
small county road immediately E of where Choctaw Creek crosses Hwy
56. The preserve is on the left of this small road approximately 0.5 km S
of Hwy 56.
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Don't forget  flower color, plant size, etc.!

ca. 33° 37' 49" N  96° 29' 32" W

Elevation: ca. 183 m