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
Ferocactus hamatacanthus
Ferocactus hamatacanthus (Muehlenpf.) Britton & Rose
Turk's Head, Turk's Head Cactus, Texas Barrel Cactus, Giant Fishhook Cactus
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)USDA Symbol: FEHA2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-PM-8
Field Data Form:Collection Date: 2010-07-02
Accession Number: LBJWC-PM-8
Collection Number: PM-8
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Manning, P., Goff, M., Eason, M., Terry, M.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion_full: Chihuahuan Deserts
State: Texas
County: Presidio
Location: Cibollo Creek Ranch, southeast of headquarters ca 0.7 mile. On hills above a steep limestone roadcut on east side of road and continuing along ridge into granitic mountains. Latitude: 29.856380
Longitude: -104.322060
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 4100 FT
Elevation in M: 1249
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Bouteloua ramosa, Bouteloua curtipendula, Parthenium incanum, Fouquieria splendens, Agave lechuguilla, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Dalea formosa, Opuntia sp., Acacia neovernicosa, Acacia greggii, Mammillaria heyderi, Escobaria tuberculosa, Euphorbia antisyphilitica, Ariocarpus fissuratus, Echinocactus horizonthaloniusSlope: Variable
Aspect: Variable
Geology: Limestone
Soil Texture: Rocky, gravelly, silty, reddish brown
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: The species is widespread (on property), never occuringPopulation Size: 100
Specimen Notes: Eason, M. - LBJWC:In field:9-18-2006