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-1759
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1759.pdfCollection Date: 2015-07-17
Accession Number: LBJWC-1759
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: C. Best
Location Data
Country: USAPhytoregion: 32
Phytoregion_full: Texas Blackland Prairies
State: TX
County: Williamson
Municipality: Jarrell
Geog_area: Brazos River Basin, Salado Creek Watershed
Location: Southwest of Jarrell, approximately 2.5 miles. Latitude: 30.802833
Longitude: -97.632971
Altitude: 864 ft
land_owner: John and Ellen McLean
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Not providedModifying Factors: Not provided
Land Form: Ridge (Web Soil Survey)
Land Use: Farmland/rangeland
Geology: Mudstone
Soil Texture: Clay
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 50Population Size: 50
Seed From: plants
Habit: forb
Use: Seed increase for monarch conservation