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
Opuntia macrorhiza
Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm.
Bigroot Prickly Pear, Twist-spine Prickly Pear, Common Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)USDA Symbol: OPMA2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1907
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1907.pdfCollection Date: 2016-10-16
Accession Number: LBJWC-1907
Collection Number: SL2016-021
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Collene Sweeney
Location Data
Country: USAPhytoregion_full: Texas Blackland Prairies
State: TX
County: McLennan
Location: Five miles west of Mart Latitude: 31.530500
Longitude: -96.903333
GPS Datum: NAD83 Elevation in M: 584 land_owner: R. Kuehl
permission: R. Kuehl
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Aristida sp., Asclepias viridis, Callirhoe involucrata, Engelmannia peristenia, Salvia farinaceaModifying Factors: Grazed
Land Form: Stream terrace
Land Use: Pasture for cows
Slope: 5
Aspect: Varies
Geology: Clayey alluvium
Soil Texture: Clay loam
Soil Color: Not recorded
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 50Population Size: 50+
Seed From: 50
Habit: Succulent
Height: 2 ft
Use: Native plant materials development
Specimen Notes: Inner tepals yellow with red bases