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
Helianthus ciliaris
Helianthus ciliaris DC.
Texas Blueweed
Asteraceae (Aster Family)USDA Symbol: HECI
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1077
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1077.pdfCollection Date: 2007-08-15
Accession Number: LBJWC-1077
Collection Number: 1077
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Manning, Freeman, C., Freeman, G., Belkin, L.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 24N
Phytoregion_full: Chihuahuan Deserts
State: Texas
County: Presidio
Geog_area: Marfa plateau
Location: Crowley Ranch, ca. 6 miles SW of Marfa on FM 2810. On west side of property. Latitude: 30.285260
Longitude: -104.142360
Georeference Source: GPS
Altitude: 4757 FT
Elevation in M: 1449 land_owner: Private
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Vernonia marginata, Mancoa pubens, Bothriochloa sp., Conyza canadensis, Ratibida columnifera, Aristida sp., Bouteloua dactyloidesGeology: Igneous alluvium
Soil Texture: Clay, silt, dark gray
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 1000 plants sampled.Population Size: 2500