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
Croptilon rigidifolium
Croptilon rigidifolium (E.B. Sm.) E.B. Sm.
Stiffleaf Scratchdaisy
Asteraceae (Aster Family)USDA Symbol: CRRI3
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1247
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1247.pdfCollection Date: 2008-11-25
Accession Number: LBJWC-1247
Collection Number: 1247
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Marr, M.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 34E
Phytoregion_full: Western Gulf Coastal Plain
State: Texas
County: Waller
Municipality: Brookshire
Location: Seven miles northwest of Brookshiren on Muske Lane. Cemetery east of Clemons School. Latitude: 29.845830
Longitude: -96.043160
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 140 FT
Elevation in M: 42 land_owner: Martin Clemons
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Cenchrus echinatus, Aristida desmantha, Axonopus fissifolius, Digitaria ciliaris, Polypremum procumbensSlope: 1 degree
Geology: Alluvium
Soil Texture: Loamy sand (grayish-brown 2.5Y 3/2)
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 330 plants sampled.Population Size: 500
Specimen Notes: Marr, M.:In field:25 NOV 2008