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
Dicranocarpus parviflorus
Dicranocarpus parviflorus A. Gray
Pitchfork
Asteraceae (Aster Family)USDA Symbol: DIPA3
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1234
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1234.pdfCollection Date: 2008-11-04
Accession Number: LBJWC-1234
Collection Number: 1234
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Manning, P.
Location Data
Country: USState: Texas
County: Culberson
Municipality: Orla
Geog_area: Chihuahuan Desert
Location: Hway 652, west of Orla, 2.5 miles west of the intersection of FM1108 Latitude: 31.971080
Longitude: -104.515630
Georeference Source: GPS
Altitude: 3757 FT
Elevation in M: 1145 land_owner: TXDOT
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Yucca elata, Prosopis glandulosa, Larrea tridentata, Sporobolus nealleyi, Senecio warnockii, Tiquilia hispidissimaAspect: variable
Geology: alluvial clay and Permian gypsum
Soil Texture: crusty clay silt
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 300 plants sampled. Growing with Dyssodia spp.; TheespePopulation Size: 5000
Inventory Data
MSB: 5000 seedsNCGRP: 1500 seeds
LBJWC: 3500 seeds