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
Echinocereus pentalophus
Echinocereus pentalophus (DC.) Lem.
Ladyfinger Cactus, Alicoche, Dog Tail, Devil's Fingers
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)USDA Symbol: ECPE2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1273
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1273.pdfCollection Date: 2009-05-19
Accession Number: LBJWC-1273
Collection Number: 1273
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Eason, M.; Simonton, M.
Location Data
Country: USState: Texas
County: Hidalgo
Municipality: Chihuahua Woods
Geog_area: Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Location: Chihuahua Woods Preserve Nature Conservancy Property Latitude: 26.218780
Longitude: -98.409300
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 70 FT
Elevation in M: 21
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Prosopis glandulosa, Grusonia schottii, Opuntia engelmannii, Guajacum angustifolium, Echinocereus enneacanthus, Mammillaria proliferaSlope: n/a
Soil Texture: silt
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: Plants sampled >100;Population Size: 500