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
Eryngium hookeri
Eryngium hookeri Walp.
Hooker's Eryngo
Apiaceae (Carrot Family)USDA Symbol: ERHO9
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1198
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1198.pdfCollection Date: 2008-08-07
Accession Number: LBJWC-1198
Collection Number: 1198
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: G. Gann
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 34E
Phytoregion_full: Western Gulf Coastal Plain
State: Texas
County: Galveston
Municipality: Texas City
Geog_area: Preserve
Latitude: 29.434630
Longitude: -94.951690
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 FT
land_owner: TNC
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Mimosa strigillosa, Spartina spartinae, Phyla nodiflora, Baptisia sphaerocarpaGeology: Pleistocene fluviomarine deposits
Soil Texture: sand
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 1000+ plants sampled.Population Size: 5000