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
Cuscuta exaltata
Cuscuta exaltata Engelm.
Tree Dodder, Tall Dodder
Cuscutaceae (Dodder Family)USDA Symbol: CUEX
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1360
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1360.pdfCollection Date: 2010-11-07
Accession Number: LBJWC-1360
Collection Number: 1360
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Hampton, E., Hampton, L., Schmidt, L., Schmidt, J.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 30E
Phytoregion_full: Edwards Plateau
State: Texas
County: Lampasas
Location: Big Dog Ranch, about 4.5 miles ENE of Lometa on County Road 2600 Latitude: 31.239160
Longitude: -98.321800
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 1549 FT
Elevation in M: 472 land_owner: Private
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Quercus fusiformis, Quercus sinuata var. brevilobaModifying Factors: Senderos maintained through this shinnery
Land Form: Ridge
Land Use: Wildlife diversity
Slope: 2
Aspect: NW
Geology: limestone
Soil Color: cobbly clay, 10 YR 3/1, dark gray
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 2 plants sampledPopulation Size: 6
Area Sampled: 1
Area Unit: acre
Seed From: plants
Habit: vine
Use: Evaluate which species can be used to transmitted certain plant viruses, M. S. Thesis - University of Arkansas