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
Silene antirrhina
Silene antirrhina L.
Sleepy Silene, Sleepy Catchfly
Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family)USDA Symbol: SIAN2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-206
Field Data Form: LBJWC-206.pdfCollection Date: 2004-06-02
Accession Number: LBJWC-206
Collection Number: 0206
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Hermann, M.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 32
Phytoregion_full: Texas Blackland Prairies
State: Texas
County: Travis
Municipality: Del Valle
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
Associated Taxa: Schizachyrium scoparium, Bothriochloa laguroides, Croton monanthogynus, Prosopis glandulosaSoil Texture: Houston clay, brown-black
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: Area sampled: 51-100 sq. m. 500 plants sampled.Population Size: 1000