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
Hilaria swallenii
Hilaria swallenii Cory
Swallen's Curly Mesquite, Swallen's Curly-mesquite
Poaceae (Grass family)USDA Symbol: HISW
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-PM-23
Field Data Form: LBJWC-PM-023.pdfCollection Date: 2006-11-17
Accession Number: LBJWC-PM-23
Collection Number: PM-23
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Eason, M., Manning, P., Orr, J., Belkin, L., Freeman, C., Watson, S., Sager, J.
Location Data
Country: USState: Texas
County: Jeff Davis
Location: Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute landsite, ca 4 miles southeast of Fort Davis on Highway 118. In grassland sloping down to Modesta Canyon from visitors' center. Latitude: 30.037950
Longitude: -103.834460
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 5017 FT
Elevation in M: 1529
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Juniperus pinchotii, Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua chondrosioides, Pleuraphis muticaSlope: 15%
Aspect: SE
Geology: Igneous
Soil Texture: Sand, reddish brown
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 200 + plants sampled.Population Size: 500