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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

Lycium carolinianum Walt.

Carolina wolfberry, Carolina desert-thorn, Creeping wolfberry, Christmas berry
Solanaceae (Potato Family)

USDA Symbol: LYCA2
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Accession Data

Accession Number: LBJWC-1093

Field Data Form: LBJWC-1093.pdf
Collection Date: 2011-09-07
 Accession Number: LBJWC-1093
 Collection Number: 1093
 Organization: LBJWC
 Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
 Collected with: Eason, M., Hickmott, D.

Location Data

Country: US
 Phytoregion: 31N
 Phytoregion_full: Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
 State: Texas
 County: Cameron
 Municipality: Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
 Location: Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Found mainly in moist areas on backside of dunes in areas with clayey soil.

Latitude: 25.975550
 Longitude: -97.196940
 Georeference Source: GPS
 GPS Datum: WGS84

Altitude: 1 FT
 land_owner: USFWS

Habitat Data

Habitat: Lomas
 Associated Taxa: Sesuvium portulacastrum, Prosopis reptans, Borrichia frutescens, Batis maritima, Maytenus phyllanthoides, Schoenoplectus maritimus, Limonium carolinianum, Monanthochloe littoralis, Cressa nudicaulis
 Soil Texture: Sandy-clay

Collection Data

Plants Sampled: 150+ plants sampled.
 Population Size: 200
 Specimen Notes: Eason, M. - LBJWC:In field:9-6-2007
 Damage: No damage

Inventory Data

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