Conservation
Wildflower Center Seed Bank
The Wildflower Center's Seed Bank was established in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Seeds of Success (SOS) program in concert with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Millennium Seed Bank Program (MSBP). The purpose of the Seed Bank is to collect, conserve, and develop native plant materials for stabilizing, rehabilitating and restoring lands in Texas and the United States.
To request seed from the Wildflower Seed Bank, please contact the Seed Bank Curator.
NPIN Data
Phacelia rupestris
Phacelia rupestris Greene
Rock Phacelia
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)USDA Symbol: PHRU2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1098
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1098.pdfCollection Date: 2007-08-10
Accession Number: LBJWC-1098
Collection Number: 1098
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Manning, P.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 24E
Phytoregion_full: Chihuahuan Deserts
State: Texas
County: Jeff Davis
Geog_area: Davis Mountains
Location: Roadside park called Point of Rocks, ca. 13 miles W of Ft. Davis on Hwy. 166. Latitude: 30.116660
Longitude: -104.116660
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 5489 FT
Elevation in M: 1673 land_owner: Texas Department of Transportation
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Quercus emoryi, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Opuntia sp., Yucca torreyi, Bouvardia ternifolia, Muhlenbergia emersleyiSlope: 40
Aspect: S, SW
Geology: Igneous
Soil Texture: Gravel, humus, dark reddish brown
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 50 plants sampled.Population Size: 100