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.

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To request seed from the Wildflower Seed Bank, please contact the Seed Bank Curator.

NPIN Data

Dicranocarpus parviflorus

Dicranocarpus parviflorus A. Gray

Pitchfork

Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: DIPA3

Accession Data

Accession Number: LBJWC-1234

Field Data Form: LBJWC-1234.pdf
Collection Date: 2008-11-04
Accession Number: LBJWC-1234
Collection Number: 1234
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Manning, P.

Location Data

Country: US
State: Texas
County: Culberson
Municipality: Orla
Geog_area: Chihuahuan Desert
Location: Hway 652, west of Orla, 2.5 miles west of the intersection of FM1108

Latitude: 31.971080
Longitude: -104.515630
Georeference Source: GPS
Altitude: 3757 FT
Elevation in M: 1145

land_owner: TXDOT

Habitat Data

Associated Taxa: Yucca elata, Prosopis glandulosa, Larrea tridentata, Sporobolus nealleyi, Senecio warnockii, Tiquilia hispidissima
Aspect: variable
Geology: alluvial clay and Permian gypsum
Soil Texture: crusty clay silt

Collection Data

Plants Sampled: 300 plants sampled. Growing with Dyssodia spp.; Theespe
Population Size: 5000

Inventory Data

MSB: 5000 seeds
NCGRP: 1500 seeds
LBJWC: 3500 seeds

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