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
Yucca faxoniana
Yucca faxoniana (Trel.) Sarg.
Faxon Yucca, Carneros Yucca, Eve's Needle, Spanish Bayonet, Spanish Dagger, Giant Dagger, Palm Samandoca, Palm Barreta, Palmilla, Palma
Agavaceae (Century-Plant Family)USDA Symbol: YUFA
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1110
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1110.pdfCollection Date: 2007-08-17
Accession Number: LBJWC-1110
Collection Number: 1110
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Manning, P., Belkin, L., Korus, I., Freeman, C., Freeman, G.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 24E
Phytoregion_full: Chihuahuan Deserts
State: Texas
County: Jeff Davis
Geog_area: Van Horn Mountains
Location: Ca. 76 miles W of Alpine on Hwy. 90, and then 4 miles SW on CO Road 2017. Latitude: 30.682440
Longitude: -104.835330
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 4111 FT
Elevation in M: 1253 land_owner: Private
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Parthenium incanum, Krameria sp., Viguiera stenoloba, Agave lechuguilla, Bouteloua eriopoda, Fouquieria splendens, Acacia greggiiGeology: Igneous, mostly rhyolite and basalts
Soil Texture: Clay and very coarse rock
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 50 plants sampled.Population Size: 500