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-1757
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1757.pdfCollection Date: 2015-08-10
Accession Number: LBJWC-1757
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: M. Marr
Location Data
Country: USAPhytoregion: 29
Phytoregion_full: Cross Timbers
State: TX
County: Burnet
Municipality: Briggs
Geog_area: Brazos River Basin; Berry Creek Watershed
Location: Right-of-way along both sides of U.S. Highway 183 from County Road 211 to Farm-to-Market 2657. Latitude: 30.882111
Longitude: -97.920611
Altitude: 1 ft
land_owner: Public right-of-way
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Sorghum halepense, Cynodon dactylon, Bothriochloa laguroides, Desmanthus illinoensis, Lythrum californicum, Ruellia nudifloraModifying Factors: Mowed
Land Form: Plains
Land Use: Right-of-way
Slope: 1
Geology: Clayey alluvium
Soil Texture: Clay
Soil Color: Gray
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 39Population Size: 100+
Area Sampled: 2
Area Unit: acres
Seed From: plants
Habit: forb
Use: Seed increase to promote monarch conservation