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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

Helianthus annuus L.

Common sunflower
Asteraceae (Aster Family)

USDA Symbol: HEAN3
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Accession Data

Accession Number: LBJWC-538

Field Data Form: LBJWC-538.pdf
Collection Date: 2007-07-30
 Accession Number: LBJWC-538
 Collection Number: 0538
 Organization: LBJWC
 Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
 Collected with: Eason, M.

Location Data

Country: US
 Phytoregion: 29N
 Phytoregion_full: Edwards Plateau
 State: Texas
 County: Travis
 Municipality: Del Valle
 Geog_area: Blackland Prairie
 Location: Mellenbruch Farm, Dr. Scott Road

Latitude: 30.194700
 Longitude: -97.637950
 Altitude: 149 M
 Elevation in M: 149

Habitat Data

Habitat: Prairie, sloped grassland
 Associated Taxa: Bothriochloa laguroides, Solanum elaeagnifolium, Prosopis glandulosa, Parkinsonia aculeata, Smilax bona-nox, Abutilon incanum, Croton monanthogynus, Nassella leucotricha, Helenium microcephalum, Verbena halei
 Soil Texture: Brown sandy loam-clay

Collection Data

Plants Sampled: Area sampled: 1001-5000 sq. m. 250 plants sampled.
 Population Size: 1000

Inventory Data

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