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
Mitreola sessilifolia
Mitreola sessilifolia (J.F. Gmel.) G. Don
Swamp Hornpod
Loganiaceae (Logania Family)USDA Symbol: MISE3
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1252
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1252.pdfCollection Date: 2008-11-05
Accession Number: LBJWC-1252
Collection Number: 1252
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Salmon, R.O.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 33E
Phytoregion_full: East Central Texas Plains
State: Texas
County: Anderson
Municipality: Gus Engeling Wma
Geog_area: Northeast Unit
Location: bog in Northeast Unit Latitude: 31.977110
Longitude: -95.878410
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 289 FT
Elevation in M: 88 land_owner: TX Parks & Wildlife
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Hydrolea ovata, Polypremum procumbens, Rhexia virginica, Fuirena squarrosa, Rhynchospora corniculata, Rhynchospora chalarocephala, Drosera capillaris, Asclepias rubra, Sarracenia alata, Xyris jupicai, Juncus trigonocarpus, Panicum verrucosum, Cyperus echinatus, Paspalum floridanum, Tridens flavusSlope: < 1 degree
Geology: Pleistocene terraces on low tertiary formations
Soil Texture: muck
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 70 plants sampled. Growing with Eriocaulon spp.Population Size: 150