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Another East Texas herbarium (SHST), at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville,<br />
though relatively small, has the distinction of being the oldest herbarium in the state (founded<br />
1899—one year before the University of Texas herbarium—Holmgren et al. 1990). Justin<br />
Williams, who specializes in the Apocynaceae and the flora of the Texas Panhandle, is at<br />
SHST and has recently taken over the editorship of the botanical journal Phytologia (Turner<br />
& Williams 2004).<br />
Glenn Kroh of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and his students have done<br />
research on the plant ecology of various areas in East Texas, including Caddo Lake (e.g.,<br />
Cross 1996).<br />
There are numerous Texas institutions and locations outside East Texas where important<br />
botanical contributions have been made. One of the most significant of these is Sul Ross State<br />
University in Alpine, where the emphasis is on plants of the Trans-Pecos. The herbarium<br />
there (SRSC) houses one of the most complete plant collections covering the Trans-Pecos<br />
(Warnock 1970). Early students in the region included Charles Wright (collected in the area<br />
in 1849), G.C. Nealley (collected in the area 1887–1893—McVaugh 1946), W.L. Bray (made<br />
observations prior to 1905), and M.S. Young (who visited the region about 1914). Later, Leon<br />
C. Hinckley did work in the region, including an extensive survey of the vegetation of Mt.<br />
Livermore in 1934–1939 (Warnock 1977). Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana, endemic to<br />
the Trans-Pecos, and Quercus hinckleyi are both named in his honor. One of the earliest widely<br />
available publications on the plants of the area was Plants of Big Bend National Park<br />
(McDougall & Sperry 1951).<br />
While significant collecting and limited<br />
publication had been done on the Big Bend<br />
area previous to his arrival at SRSC, it was<br />
with Barton H. Warnock (1911–1998)<br />
(Fig. 158), a student of Tharp, that work<br />
on the botany of the Trans-Pecos expanded<br />
dramatically. Among his books on the<br />
region are Wildflowers of the Big Bend<br />
Country, Texas (Warnock 1970), Wildflowers of<br />
the Guadalupe Mountains and the Sand<br />
Dune Country, Texas (Warnock 1974), and<br />
Wildflowers of the Davis Mountains and<br />
Marathon Basin, Texas (Warnock 1977).<br />
More than a dozen species have been<br />
named in his honor including Hexalectris<br />
warnockii, Texas purple-spike. For additional<br />
details on Warnock see Turner (1998)<br />
and McVaugh (1999). Subsequently, and<br />
continuing to the present, Michael A.<br />
Powell and his numerous students have<br />
conducted extensive research in the<br />
region. His most noteworthy publications<br />
include Trees and Shrubs of Trans-Pecos<br />
FIG. 158/BARTON H.WARNOCK (1911–1998) IN THE FIELD IN WEST<br />
<strong>TEXAS</strong> IN 1947. PHOTO BY ROGERS MCVAUGH.COURTESY <strong>OF</strong> THE HUNT<br />
INSTITUTE FOR BOTANICAL DOCUMENTATION, CARNEGIE MELLON<br />
UNIVERSITY,PITTSBURGH,PA.<br />
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO <strong>TEXAS</strong> BOTANY/INTRODUCTION 255<br />
Texas including Big Bend and Guadalupe<br />
Mountains National Parks (Powell 1988),<br />
Trees and Shrubs of the Trans-Pecos and<br />
Adjacent Areas (Powell 1998), Grasses of<br />
the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas (Powell<br />
1994), and Ferns and Fern Allies of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas (Yarborough & Powell<br />
2002). Other contributors at SRSC have included Sharon Yarborough and James C. Zech.