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
Borrichia frutescens
Borrichia frutescens (L.) DC.
Bushy Seaside Tansy, Ox-eye Daisy, Sea Daisy, Sea Ox-eye
Asteraceae (Aster Family)USDA Symbol: BOFR
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1052
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1052.pdfCollection Date: 2007-06-17
Accession Number: LBJWC-1052
Collection Number: 1052
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Eason, M., Castillo, M., Terry, J.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 31N
Phytoregion_full: Western Gulf Coastal Plain
State: Texas
County: Cameron
Geog_area: Rio Grande River
Location: Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Boca Chica Beach, near mouth of Rio Grande River on the leeward side of the dunes. Latitude: 25.983330
Longitude: -97.153050
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 10 FT
Elevation in M: 3 land_owner: FWS
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Amaranthus greggii, Blutaparon vermiculare, Borrichia frutescens, Conoclinium betonicifolium, Erigeron procumbens, Gaillardia pulchella, Rayjacksonia phyllocephala, Batis maritima, Heliotropium curassavicum, Cakile geniculata, Salicornia depressa, Ipomoea imperati, Ipomoea pes-caprae, Dalea emarginata, Mimosa strigillosa, Samolus ebracteatus, Uniola paniculata, Monanthochloe littoralis, Avicennia germinans, Lycium carolinianumSoil Texture: Sandy-clay
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 750+ plants sampled. Very widespread throughout area frPopulation Size: 1500
Specimen Notes: Eason, M. - LBJWC:In field:6-17-2007