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
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus Engelm.
Texas Rainbow Cactus, Spiny Hedgehog Cactus, Spiny Hedgehog, Golden Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus, Golden Rainbow Hedgehog, Yellow Pitaya
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)USDA Symbol: ECDA
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1040
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1040.pdfCollection Date: 2007-06-05
Accession Number: LBJWC-1040
Collection Number: 1040
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Manning, P.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 24E
Phytoregion_full: Chihuahuan Deserts
State: Texas
County: Brewster
Geog_area: Christmas Mountains
Location: Northwest protion of Christmas Mountains, approximately 65 miles south Alpine, off Highway 118. Latitude: 29.484400
Longitude: -103.465630
Georeference Source: GPS
Altitude: 3974 FT
Elevation in M: 1211 land_owner: Private
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Larrea tridentata, Bouteloua eriopoda, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Acacia constricta, Krameria sp.Slope: 0-5%
Aspect: Various
Geology: Mostly volcanic, sedementary interspersed, rhyolite.
Soil Texture: Sand and clay, reddish beige.
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 100 plants sampled.Population Size: 400