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-1786
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1786.pdfCollection Date: 2015-06-26
Accession Number: LBJWC-1786
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: C. Clark
Location Data
Country: USAPhytoregion: 32
Phytoregion_full: Texas Blackland Prairies
State: TX
County: Hunt
Municipality: Merit
Geog_area: Trinity River Basin
Location: Not provided to protect population from overcollection. Latitude: 0.000000
Longitude: 0.000000
land_owner: Not provided
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Not providedModifying Factors: Not provided
Land Form: Not provided
Land Use: Cow pasture
Geology: Alkaline blackland clay
Soil Texture: Clay
Soil Color: Not provided
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 214Population Size: Not provided
Area Sampled: Not provided
Seed From: plants
Habit: forb
Use: Seed increase to support monarch conservation