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
Urochloa texana
Urochloa texana (Buckley) R. Webster
Texas Signalgrass
Poaceae (Grass Family)USDA Symbol: URTE2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1254
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1254.pdfCollection Date: 2008-11-05
Accession Number: LBJWC-1254
Collection Number: 1254
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: Southwest of Main Office
Location: near barn Latitude: 31.904860
Longitude: -95.888750
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 365 FT
Elevation in M: 111 land_owner: TX Parks & Wildlife
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Verbena halei, Verbascum thapsus, Gaillardia pulchella, Sorghum halepense, Cyperus retroflexus, Vitis mustangensis, Rubus aboriginumSlope: < 1 degree
Geology: Pleistocene terraces
Soil Texture: sandy clay
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 200 plants sampled. Growing with Axonopus sp.; EleusinePopulation Size: 5000