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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

Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.

Shoreline seapurslane, Sea Purslane, Cenicilla
Aizoaceae (Fig-Marigold Family)

USDA Symbol: SEPO2
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Accession Data

Accession Number: LBJWC-1050

Field Data Form: LBJWC-1050.pdf
Collection Date: 2011-06-18
 Accession Number: LBJWC-1050
 Collection Number: 1050
 Organization: LBJWC
 Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
 Collected with: Eason, M., Castillo, M., Terry, J.

Location Data

Country: US
 Phytoregion: 31N
 Phytoregion_full: Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
 State: Texas
 County: Cameron
 Geog_area: Rio Grande River
 Location: Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Boca Chica Beach, population found at mouth of Rio Grande River and Gulf of Mexico.

Latitude: 25.983330
 Longitude: -97.153050
 Georeference Source: GPS
 GPS Datum: WGS84

Altitude: 10 FT
 Elevation in M: 3

land_owner: FWS

Habitat Data

Habitat: Coastal dune/barrier island
 Associated Taxa: Amaranthus greggii, Blutaparon vermiculare, Borrichia frutescens, Conoclinium betonicifolium, Erigeron procumbens, Gaillardia pulchella, Rayjacksonia phyllocephala, Batis maritima, Heliotropium curassavicum, Cakile geniculata, Salicornia depressa, Ipomoea imperati, Ipomoea pes-caprae, Dalea emarginata, Mimosa strigillosa, Samolus ebracteatus, Uniola paniculata, Monanthochloe littoralis, Avicennia germinans, Lycium carolinianum
 Soil Texture: Sand

Collection Data

Plants Sampled: 75+ plants sampled. Plant is very wide spread in and ar
 Population Size: 200
 Specimen Notes: Eason, M. - LBJWC:In field
 Damage: No damage

Inventory Data

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