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Biology 336: Plant BiologyGeorge
M. Diggs, Jr. |
Label Data
for Herbarium Specimens
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