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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 ciliaris DC.

Texas blueweed
Asteraceae (Aster Family)

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

Accession Data

Accession Number: LBJWC-1077

Field Data Form: LBJWC-1077.pdf
Collection Date: 2011-08-16
 Accession Number: LBJWC-1077
 Collection Number: 1077
 Organization: LBJWC
 Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
 Collected with: Manning, Freeman, C., Freeman, G., Belkin, L.

Location Data

Country: US
 Phytoregion: 24N
 Phytoregion_full: Chihuahuan Deserts
 State: Texas
 County: Presidio
 Geog_area: Marfa plateau
 Location: Crowley Ranch, ca. 6 miles SW of Marfa on FM 2810. On west side of property.

Latitude: 30.285260
 Longitude: -104.142360
 Georeference Source: GPS
 Altitude: 4757 FT
 Elevation in M: 1449

land_owner: Private

Habitat Data

Habitat: Desertic grasslands
 Associated Taxa: Vernonia marginata, Mancoa pubens, Bothriochloa sp., Conyza canadensis, Ratibida columnifera, Aristida sp., Bouteloua dactyloides
 Geology: Igneous alluvium
 Soil Texture: Clay, silt, dark gray

Collection Data

Plants Sampled: 1000 plants sampled.
 Population Size: 2500
 Damage: No damage

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