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
Piptochaetium avenaceum
Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi
Blackseed Speargrass
Poaceae (Grass Family)USDA Symbol: PIAV
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1012
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1012.pdfCollection Date: 2007-04-12
Accession Number: LBJWC-1012
Collection Number: 1012
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Marr, M., Klingshirn, K., Dolphin, E., Warner, J.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion_full: South Central Plains
State: Texas
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Jones State Forest
Location: Jones State Forest. Highway 1488, 2 miles west of Interstate Highway 45. Latitude: 30.224720
Longitude: -95.496110
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 209 FT
Elevation in M: 63 land_owner: Texas Forest Service
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Pinus taeda, Quercus nigra, Ilex vomitoria, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Panicum sp., Cynodon dactylonSlope: <2
Geology: Quaternary sandstone
Soil Texture: Sandy loam, light brown
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 600+ plants sampled.Population Size: 1000
Specimen Notes: Marr, M. - LBJWC:In field:4-21-2006