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
Escobaria tuberculosa
Escobaria tuberculosa (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus, Cob Beehive Cactus, White-column Foxtail Cactus, White Star
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)USDA Symbol: ESTU
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-PM-9
Field Data Form: LBJWC-PM-009.pdfCollection Date: 2006-10-03
Accession Number: LBJWC-PM-9
Collection Number: PM-9
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Manning, P., Goff, M., Ceniceros, J.
Location Data
Country: USState: Texas
County: Presidio
Location: Cibollo Creek Ranch, southeast of headquarters ca 7/10 of a mile. On hills above a steep limestone roadcut on east side of road. Latitude: 29.856380
Longitude: -104.322060
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 4100 FT
Elevation in M: 1249
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Bouteloua ramosa, Bouteloua curtipendula, Parthenium incanum, Fouquieria splendens, Agave lechuguilla, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Dalea formosa, Opuntia sp., Acacia neovernicosa, Acacia greggiiSlope: 45%
Aspect: SSW
Geology: Limestone
Soil Texture: Rocky, gravelly, silty, light beige to white to reddish
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 300 plants sampled.Population Size: 900