Conservation
Wildflower Center Seed Bank
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
Varilla texana
Varilla texana A. Gray
Texas Varilla
Asteraceae (Aster Family)USDA Symbol: VATE2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1019
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1019.pdfCollection Date: 2007-04-26
Accession Number: LBJWC-1019
Collection Number: 1019
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: Minerva Alvarez Latitude: 26.476050
Longitude: -98.861750
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: NAD83 Altitude: 234 FT
Elevation in M: 71 land_owner: Private
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Opuntia leptocaulis, Prosopis glandulosa, Thymophylla pentachaeta, Ziziphus obtusifolia, Prosopis reptans, Opuntia engelmanniiSlope: <5
Geology: Pliocene, Cenozoic
Soil Texture: Clay, sand, light tan
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 140 plants sampled.Population Size: 750
Specimen Notes: Strong, A. - LBJWC:In field:4-26-2007