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
Manfreda sileri
Manfreda sileri Verh-Will.
Siler's Tuberose
Agavaceae (Century-Plant Family)USDA Symbol: MASI
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1315
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1315.pdfCollection Date: 2009-08-21
Accession Number: LBJWC-1315
Collection Number: 1315
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Eason, M.; Simonton, M.
Location Data
Country: USState: Texas
County: Hildago
Municipality: Los Ebanos
Geog_area: Southern Texas Plains
Location: Los Ebanos; abandoned lot with ruined building along banks of Rio Grande Latitude: 26.244720
Longitude: -98.559440
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 140 FT
Elevation in M: 42
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Prosopis glandulosa, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Castela erecta, Mammillaria heyderi, Ziziphus obtusifolia, Opuntia engelmanniiGeology: Goliad Formation
Soil Texture: silt
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: Plants sampled 84Population Size: 200