Editing Flower Mound, Texas (section)

==Geography==
Flower Mound is located approximately {{convert|20|mi}} northwest of [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] and {{convert|25|mi|km}} northeast of [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] on the border between [[Denton County, Texas|Denton]] and [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant]] counties. The town is located almost entirely in Denton County, however it has areas that extend into Tarrant County.{{sfn|County Information|2014}} It is situated on the basin of the [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]] in the [[Cross Timbers#29b: Eastern Cross Timbers|Eastern Cross Timbers]] subregion in Texas.{{sfn|TPWD|2009}} The town borders Lewisville to the east and a number of cities and towns to the north, including [[Highland Village, Texas|Highland Village]], [[Double Oak, Texas|Double Oak]], and [[Bartonville, Texas|Bartonville]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|43.4|sqmi}}.{{sfn|Census|2010}} Land comprises {{convert|41.39|sqmi}} (95.37%) of the total area; Denton County soils include the Silawa, Nawo, Gasil series.{{sfn|Marks|1980|pp=66&ndash;76}} Water comprises {{convert|2.5|sqmi|km2}} (5.76%) of the total area; [[Grapevine Lake]] and Marshall Creek form much of the town's southern boundary. Flower Mound's climate is classified as [[Humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]]; the town averages 233 sunny days per year and 79 days of precipitation.{{sfn|Sperling|Sander|2006|p=97}}

The town encourages [[conservation development]] projects to protect and preserve existing [[Open space reserve|open space]], vistas, and [[Habitat (ecology)|natural habitats]] while allowing for controlled growth. Much of the town is located on the [[Barnett Shale]], and drilling for [[Shale gas in the United States|shale gas]] in close proximity to residential neighborhoods has sharply divided parts of the community.{{sfn|Hawes|2010}}{{sfn|Hundley|2010}}{{sfn|Maxwell|2009}} In 1994, amateur fossil collector Gary Byrd discovered a fossilized example of a [[Hadrosaurid]] dinosaur among [[Shale|black shale]] rock formations in the southwestern edge of the town, near Grapevine Lake.{{sfn|FWMSH|2012}} The fossilized creature from the [[Cenomanian]] age was named "''[[Protohadros byrdi]]''" in Byrd's honor.{{sfn|Head|1998|p=713}}

===“The Mound”===
Flower Mound was named for a {{convert|12.5|acre|ha|adj=on}} hill approximately {{convert|50|ft|m}} in height located close to the intersection of [[Farm to Market Road 3040|FM 3040]] and FM 2499. The formation attracted the attention of early settlers to the area, and is often simply referred to as "The Mound". Part of the [[Texas blackland prairies]], The Mound is typically covered by [[Andropogon gerardi|big bluestem]], [[Schizachyrium scoparium|little bluestem]], and [[Sorghastrum nutans|Indian grasses]].{{sfn|Bowman|2004|pp=101&ndash;103}} During blooming seasons, dozens of varieties of flowers can grow on its slopes, often aided by the water retained by [[gilgai]] formations.{{sfn|Bowman|2004|p=33}} Though surrounded by commercial and residential development, The Mound is owned and maintained by The Mound Foundation, a non-profit private&ndash;public partnership. The group has advocated for a [[controlled burn]] on The Mound for many years,{{sfn|Bowman|2004|p=31}} and it expressed relief when an  accidental New Year's Eve fire in late 2011 spurred the growth of wildflowers for the first time in years.{{sfn|Hundley|2012a}}

===Climate===
{{Weather box
| location                = Flower Mound, Texas
| width                   = 50%
| single line             = Y 
| collapsed = yes
| Jan high F              = 54
| Feb high F              = 60
| Mar high F              = 68
| Apr high F              = 75
| May high F              = 82
| Jun high F              = 90
| Jul high F              = 95
| Aug high F              = 95
| Sep high F              = 87
| Oct high F              = 78
| Nov high F              = 65
| Dec high F              = 57
| Jan record high F       = 90
| Feb record high F       = 96
| Mar record high F       = 99
| Apr record high F       = 102
| May record high F       = 107
| Jun record high F       = 108
| Jul record high F       = 113
| Aug record high F       = 113
| Sep record high F       = 111
| Oct record high F       = 103
| Nov record high F       = 99
| Dec record high F       = 89
| year record high F      = 113
| year high F             = 76
| Jan low F               = 31
| Feb low F               = 36
| Mar low F               = 44
| Apr low F               = 52
| May low F               = 61
| Jun low F               = 69
| Jul low F               = 73
| Aug low F               = 72
| Sep low F               = 65
| Oct low F               = 54
| Nov low F               = 43
| Dec low F               = 34
| Jan record low F        = −3
| Feb record low F        = −2
| Mar record low F        = 5
| Apr record low F        = 23
| May record low F        = 35
| Jun record low F        = 48
| Jul record low F        = 51
| Aug record low F        = 52
| Sep record low F        = 36
| Oct record low F        = 16
| Nov record low F        = 10
| Dec record low F        = 6
| year record low F       = −3
| year low F              = 53
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch  = 1.92
| Feb precipitation inch  = 2.41
| Mar precipitation inch  = 2.99
| Apr precipitation inch  = 3.40
| May precipitation inch  = 5.17
| Jun precipitation inch  = 3.63
| Jul precipitation inch  = 2.29
| Aug precipitation inch  = 2.16
| Sep precipitation inch  = 3.05
| Oct precipitation inch  = 4.38
| Nov precipitation inch  = 2.79
| Dec precipitation inch  = 2.65
| year precipitation inch = 36.84
| Jan snow inch           = 0.6
| Feb snow inch           = 0.3
| Mar snow inch           = 0.3
| Apr snow inch           =  0
| May snow inch           =  0
| Jun snow inch           =  0
| Jul snow inch           =  0
| Aug snow inch           =  0
| Sep snow inch           =  0
| Oct snow inch           =  0
| Nov snow inch           =  0
| Dec snow inch           = 0.1
| year snow inch          = 1.3
| source 1                = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plantmaps.com/75022|title=Zipcode 75022|website=www.plantmaps.com|access-date=May 12, 2021}}</ref>
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