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
Limnobium spongia
Limnobium spongia (Bosc) Rich. ex Steud.
American Frogbit, American Spongeplant, Frogbite
Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family)USDA Symbol: LISP2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1143
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1143.pdfCollection Date: 2007-11-16
Accession Number: LBJWC-1143
Collection Number: 1143
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Eason, M., Leighton, D., Cruse, S., Hallowell, T., Lee, P., Chapman, S.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 34E
Phytoregion_full: Western Gulf Coastal Plain
State: Texas
County: Liberty
Location: Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge. Small pond (1 acres in area) located northwest of Trinity River and Junction 105. Latitude: 30.280380
Longitude: -94.797860
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 FT
land_owner: USFWS
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Habenaria repens, Hydrocotyle umbellata, Utricularia gibba, Taxodium distichum, Platanus occidentalis, Hibiscus laevis, Hibiscus moscheutos, Cephalanthus occidentalisGeology: Sandstone
Soil Texture: Clayey
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 300+ plants sampled.Population Size: 1000
Specimen Notes: Eason, M. - LBJWC:In field