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SOS Seed Bank

Seeds of Success (SOS) was established in 2001 by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) to collect, conserve, and develop native plant materials for stabilizing, rehabilitating and restoring lands in the United States.

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NPIN Data

Yucca faxoniana (Trel.) Sarg.

Eve's needle, Faxon yucca, Palma samandoca, Palma barreta, Spanish bayonet
Agavaceae (Century-Plant Family)

USDA Symbol: YUFA
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Accession Data

Accession Number: LBJWC-1110

Field Data Form: LBJWC-1110.pdf
Collection Date: 2011-08-18
 Accession Number: LBJWC-1110
 Collection Number: 1110
 Organization: LBJWC
 Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
 Collected with: Manning, P., Belkin, L., Korus, I., Freeman, C., Freeman, G.

Location Data

Country: US
 Phytoregion: 24E
 Phytoregion_full: Chihuahuan Deserts
 State: Texas
 County: Jeff Davis
 Geog_area: Van Horn Mountains
 Location: Ca. 76 miles W of Alpine on Hwy. 90, and then 4 miles SW on CO Road 2017.

Latitude: 30.682440
 Longitude: -104.835330
 Georeference Source: GPS
 GPS Datum: WGS84

Altitude: 4111 FT
 Elevation in M: 1253

land_owner: Private

Habitat Data

Habitat: Desert
 Associated Taxa: Parthenium incanum, Krameria sp., Viguiera stenoloba, Agave lechuguilla, Bouteloua eriopoda, Fouquieria splendens, Acacia greggii
 Geology: Igneous, mostly rhyolite and basalts
 Soil Texture: Clay and very coarse rock

Collection Data

Plants Sampled: 50 plants sampled.
 Population Size: 500
 Damage: Area has been treated aerially with Spike, an herbicide

Inventory Data

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