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
Verbesina virginica
Verbesina virginica L.
Frostweed, White Crownbeard, Iceplant, Iceweed, Virginia Crownbeard, Indian Tobacco, Richweed, Squawweed
Asteraceae (Aster Family)USDA Symbol: VEVI3
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-634
Field Data Form: LBJWC-634.pdfCollection Date: 2007-12-10
Accession Number: LBJWC-634
Collection Number: 0634
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Eason, M.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 29N
Phytoregion_full: Edwards Plateau
State: Texas
County: Travis
Municipality: Del Valle
Geog_area: Blackland Prairie
Location: Mellenbruch Farm, Dr. Scott Road Latitude: 30.190250
Longitude: -97.590080
Altitude: 150 M
Elevation in M: 150
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Quercus fusiformis, Juniperus virginiana, Quercus stellata, Agalinis edwardsiana, Cynodon dactylon, Smilax bona-nox, Ulmus crassifolia, Diospyros texana, Bothriochloa laguroides, Schizachyrium scopariumSoil Texture: Brown
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: Area sampled: 501-1000 sq. m. 200 plants sampled.Population Size: 500