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
Bidens alba
Bidens alba (L.) DC.
Common Beggarticks, Shepherd's Needles, Spanish Needles, Butterfly Needles, Hairy Beggarticks, Romerillo
Asteraceae (Aster Family)USDA Symbol: BIAL
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1295
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1295.pdfCollection Date: 2009-05-28
Accession Number: LBJWC-1295
Collection Number: 1295
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: M. Simonton
Location Data
Country: USState: Texas
County: Harris
Municipality: Houston
Geog_area: Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Location: 6 Rains Way, Houston along banks of Buffalo Bayou Latitude: 29.757220
Longitude: -95.425270
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 21 FT
Elevation in M: 6
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Salix nigra, Dicliptera brachiata, Acer negundo, Chasmanthium latifolium, Platanus occidentalis, Commelina erectaGeology: Sandstone
Soil Texture: sandy
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: Plants sampled 200+Population Size: 200