Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of South Padre Island, Texas

Authors

Robert I. Lonard, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Frank W. Judd, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Sammie L. Sides, Pan American University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-10-1978

Abstract

This study catalogues the flowering plants of South Padre Island, Texas. A total of 207 species in 47 families is listed. The abundance and ecological distribution of each taxon are noted. Comparisons are made with the flora of Mustang Island, Texas. Ninety-three species, 96 genera and 36 families are common to both islands. Three families, Compositae, Gramineae and Leguminosae, contain large shares of the total number of species on both islands. Apparently, much of the floral diversity is due to the presence of a large number of species that are represented by small populations.

Comments

The Southwestern Naturalist © 1978 Southwestern Association of Naturalists

Recommended Citation

Lonard, Robert I., et al. “Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of South Padre Island, Texas.” The Southwestern Naturalist, vol. 23, no. 3, 1978, pp. 497–509. https://doi.org/10.2307/3670256

Publication Title

The Southwestern Naturalist

DOI

10.2307/3670256