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The Reptiles Of Cherokee County, Kansas, Myron Alec Hurd
The Reptiles Of Cherokee County, Kansas, Myron Alec Hurd
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Cherokee County has an area of 585 square miles. The greater part is covered with hydrophytes and mesophytes, but there are some Xerophytic areas. A large part of its area is covered with typical prairie grassland. Thickets of plum, sumac, persimmon, hawthorne, blackberry, and buck brush occur in pastures and wastelands. Along the streams may be found the elm-ask-oak assocations and other plants. Along the embankments may be found blackberry, sumac, and wild rose. Surrounding the ponds and marsh areas are rushes, reeds, button willows, and willows.
The mean annual temperature is 56 degrees fahrenheit. The three summer months average …