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.

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To request seed from the Wildflower Seed Bank, please contact the Seed Bank Curator.

NPIN Data

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G.L. Nesom

White Heath Aster, Heath Aster

Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: SYER

Accession Data

Accession Number: LBJWC-197

Field Data Form: LBJWC-197.pdf
Collection Date: 2007-10-20
Accession Number: LBJWC-197
Collection Number: 0197
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Hermann, M.

Location Data

Country: US
Phytoregion: 29N
Phytoregion_full: Edwards Plateau
State: Texas
County: Travis
Municipality: Del Valle
Geog_area: Blackland Prairie
Location: 6801 FM 973

Latitude: 30.160810
Longitude: -97.663200
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: NAD83

Altitude: 156 M
Elevation in M: 156

Habitat Data

Habitat: Prairie
Associated Taxa: Prosopis glandulosa, Bothriochloa laguroides, Sporobolus compositus
Soil Texture: Houston clay

Collection Data

Plants Sampled: Area sampled: 51-100 sq. m. 50 plants sampled.
Population Size: 100

Inventory Data

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