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
Cyperus elegans
Cyperus elegans L.
Royal Flatsedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)USDA Symbol: CYEL
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1259
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1259.pdfCollection Date: 2008-12-21
Accession Number: LBJWC-1259
Collection Number: 1259
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Malone, D.
Location Data
Country: USState: Texas
County: Brazoria
Municipality: Quintana Beach
Geog_area: Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Location: East end of Quintana Beach County Park Latitude: 28.935080
Longitude: -95.299720
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 16 FT
Elevation in M: 4 land_owner: Brazoria County Parks Department
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Spartina spartinae, Rayjacksonia phyllocephala, Gaillardia pulchella, Cissus trifoliata, Andropogon glomeratus, Solidago sempervirens, Solidago tortifoliaSlope: 1 degree
Geology: Dredge spoils
Soil Texture: clay
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 50 plants sampled.;Population Size: 100
Inventory Data
MSB: 51000 seedsNCGRP: 3000 seeds
LBJWC: 48000 seeds