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
Eleocharis montevidensis
Eleocharis montevidensis Kunth
Sand Spikerush, Spike Rush
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)USDA Symbol: ELMO2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1036
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1036.pdfCollection Date: 2007-06-06
Accession Number: LBJWC-1036
Collection Number: 1036
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Marr, M., Klingshirn, K., Ito, S.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 35E
Phytoregion_full: South Central Plains
State: Texas
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Conroe
Location: Jones State Forest, Peoples Road, 1.5 miles south of County Road 1488. Latitude: 30.212770
Longitude: -95.480550
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 163 FT
Elevation in M: 49 land_owner: Texas Forest Service
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Rhynchospora sp., Ammannia sp., Centella erecta, Bacopa monnieri, Cyperus sp., Sagittaria papillosaSlope: <2
Geology: Quaternary sandstone
Soil Texture: Sand, light brown, 7.5 YR 7/3
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 1500 plants sampled.Population Size: 1500
Specimen Notes: Marr, M. - LBJWC:In field:6-6-2007