Conservation
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
Solanum dimidiatum
Solanum dimidiatum Raf.
Western Horsenettle, Western Horse-nettle
Solanaceae (Potato Family)USDA Symbol: SODI
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1230
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1230.pdfCollection Date: 2008-10-21
Accession Number: LBJWC-1230
Collection Number: 1230
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Salmon, R.O.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 33E
Phytoregion_full: East Central Texas Plains
State: Texas
County: Anderson
Municipality: Gus Engeling WMA
Geog_area: South Side of Main Office
Location: on 287 towards Corsicana Latitude: 31.900880
Longitude: -95.906190
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 362 FT
Elevation in M: 110 land_owner: TX Parks & Wildlife
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Cyperus retroflexus, Cyperus echinatus, Cyperus esculentus, Croton capitatus, Paspalum notatum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Heterotheca subaxillaris, Froelichia floridana, Cnidoscolus texanus, Cenchrus echinatusSlope: < 1 degree
Geology: Pleistocene terraces
Soil Texture: sand
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 300 plants sampled.Population Size: 1000
Use: Cornelius Barry (Michigan State University) will study metabolic diveristy in members of the Solanales (August 2016).