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
Asclepias viridis
Asclepias viridis Walter
Green Milkweed, Spider Milkweed
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family)USDA Symbol: ASVI2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1710
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1710.pdfCollection Date: 2015-08-16
Accession Number: LBJWC-1710
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: M. Marr
Location Data
Country: USAPhytoregion: 32
Phytoregion_full: Texas Blackland Prairies
State: TX
County: Hays
Municipality: Buda
Geog_area: Colorado River Basin, Onion Creek
Location: Buda. East of I-35 and south of FM 2001 Latitude: 30.071278
Longitude: -97.821278
Altitude: 721 ft
land_owner: McAllister & associate Real Estate, StarTex Real Estate
permission: yes
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Forbs: Polytaenia nuttallii, Dalea enneandra, Monarda citriodora Grasses: Bothriochloa laguroides, Bouteloua curtipendula, Sorghum halepense Saplings: Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Prosopis glandulosa, Celtis laevigataModifying Factors: mowed
Land Form: ridge
Land Use: Old pasture land that will be developed
Slope: 2
Aspect: NA
Geology: Calfcareous mudstone
Soil Texture: Clay (Houston black)
Soil Color: gray
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 58Population Size: 100+
Area Sampled: 30
Area Unit: acres
Seed From: plants
Habit: forb
Height: 1.5 ft
Use: Seed increase to support monarch conservation
Inventory Data
NCGRP: 500 seedsLBJWC: 500 seeds
Other: 4000 seeds