Conservation
The Wildflower Center's Seed Bank was established in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Seeds of Success (SOS) program in concert with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Millennium Seed Bank Program (MSBP). The purpose of the Seed Bank is to collect, conserve, and develop native plant materials for stabilizing, rehabilitating and restoring lands in Texas and the United States.
To request seed from the Wildflower Seed Bank, please contact the Seed Bank Curator.
NPIN Data
Quincula lobata
Quincula lobata (Torr.) Raf.
Purple Groundcherry, Chinese Lantern, Purple Ground Cherry
Solanaceae (Potato Family)USDA Symbol: QULO2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1009
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1009.pdfCollection Date: 2007-04-05
Accession Number: LBJWC-1009
Collection Number: 1009
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Strong, A.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 31E
Phytoregion_full: Southern Texas Plains
State: Texas
County: Starr
Location: Leonides Alvarez Ranch Latitude: 26.476080
Longitude: -98.861580
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: NAD83 Altitude: 90 FT
Elevation in M: 27 land_owner: Private
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Bouteloua trifida, Thymophylla pentachaeta, Varilla texana, Opuntia leptocaulis, Opuntia engelmannii, Prosopis glandulosa, Prosopis reptansSlope: <5
Aspect: Various
Geology: Pliocene
Soil Texture: Clay, sand, light tan
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 215 plants sampled.Population Size: 1500
Specimen Notes: Lott, E. :From pressed specimen on another date.:4-7-2007