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
Yucca treculeana
Yucca treculeana Carrière
Spanish Dagger, Spanish Bayonet, Don Quixote's Lance, Palma Pita, Palma De Datil, Palmito
Agavaceae (Century-Plant Family)USDA Symbol: YUTR
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1268
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1268.pdfCollection Date: 2009-05-18
Accession Number: LBJWC-1268
Collection Number: 1268
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Eason, M.; Simonton, M.
Location Data
Country: USState: Texas
County: Starr
Municipality: Las Estrellas
Geog_area: South Texas Plains
Location: Las Estrellas Texas Nature Conservancy Latitude: 26.475000
Longitude: -98.869160
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 261 FT
Elevation in M: 79
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Parkinsonia texana, Castela erecta, Guaiacum angustifolium, Prosopis glandulosa, Opuntia engelmannii, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Jatropha cathartica, Jatropha dioica, Varilla texanaGeology: Limestone
Soil Texture: sand clay gravel
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: Plants sampled 36;Population Size: 100