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
Rhynchospora nivea
Rhynchospora nivea Boeckeler
Showy Whitetop
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)USDA Symbol: RHNI2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-CW-1
Field Data Form: LBJWC-CW-1.pdfCollection Date: 2005-06-25
Accession Number: LBJWC-CW-1
Collection Number: CW-1
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Wakefield, C., Eason, M., Van der Ende, G.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 29N
Phytoregion_full: Edwards Plateau
State: Texas
County: Mason
Municipality: Wakefield Property
Geog_area: Edwards Plateau
Location: Found along banks of the James River. Latitude: 30.610510
Longitude: -99.306700
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 426 M
Elevation in M: 426 land_owner: Private
Habitat Data
Soil Texture: Brown sandCollection Data
Plants Sampled: More than 1500 plants sampled. Found along banks of thePopulation Size: 10000