Conservation
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
Sesuvium maritimum
Sesuvium maritimum (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Slender Seapurslane
Aizoaceae (Fig-Marigold Family)USDA Symbol: SEMA3
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1195
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1195.pdfCollection Date: 2008-08-10
Accession Number: LBJWC-1195
Collection Number: 1195
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: G. Gann
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 34E
Phytoregion_full: Western Gulf Coastal Plain
State: Texas
County: Galveston
Municipality: San Luis Pass
Geog_area: South Side of Bridge
Location: dunes Latitude: 29.091160
Longitude: -95.111520
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 FT
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Chamaecrista fasciculata, Salicornia bigelovii, Strophostyles helvulaGeology: Holocene beach sand
Soil Texture: sand
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 100 plants sampled.Population Size: 100