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
Rhexia lutea
Rhexia lutea Walter
Yellow Meadow Beauty
Melastomataceae (Melastome Family)USDA Symbol: RHLU
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-MLE-26
Field Data Form: LBJWC-MLE-026.pdfCollection Date: 2006-07-23
Accession Number: LBJWC-MLE-26
Collection Number: MLE-26
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Eason, M.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion_full: South Central Plains
State: Texas
County: Hardin
Location: Sandyland Sanctuary Latitude: 30.368190
Longitude: -94.243940
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 26 FT
Elevation in M: 7 land_owner: The Nature Conservancy
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Rhynchospora elliottii, Rhexia virginica, Centella erecta, Liatris acidota, Liatris pycnostachya, Marshallia graminifolia, Bacopa caroliniana, Ludwigia octovalvis, Pinguicula pumila, Hyptis alata, Paspalum floridanum, Pinus palustris, Magnolia virginiana, Persea borbonia, Sassafras albidum, Cyrilla racemiflora, Hypericum fasciculatum, Hydrolea ovataGeology: Limestone
Soil Texture: Sand, white
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: R. virginica occurs in the same savanna (pink flowers).Population Size: 50
Specimen Notes: Eason, M. - LBJWC:In field:7-23-2006