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
Lycium carolinianum
Lycium carolinianum Walter
Carolina Wolfberry, Carolina Desert-thorn, Creeping Wolfberry, Christmas Berry
Solanaceae (Potato Family)USDA Symbol: LYCA2
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1093
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1093.pdfCollection Date: 2007-09-06
Accession Number: LBJWC-1093
Collection Number: 1093
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Eason, M., Hickmott, D.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 31N
Phytoregion_full: Western Gulf Coastal Plain
State: Texas
County: Cameron
Municipality: Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Location: Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Found mainly in moist areas on backside of dunes in areas with clayey soil. Latitude: 25.975550
Longitude: -97.196940
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 1 FT
land_owner: USFWS
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Sesuvium portulacastrum, Prosopis reptans, Borrichia frutescens, Batis maritima, Maytenus phyllanthoides, Schoenoplectus maritimus, Limonium carolinianum, Monanthochloe littoralis, Cressa nudicaulisSoil Texture: Sandy-clay
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 150+ plants sampled.Population Size: 200
Specimen Notes: Eason, M. - LBJWC:In field:9-6-2007