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
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br.
Railroad Vine, Goat-foot Morning Glory, Bayhops, Beach Morning Glory
Convolvulaceae (Morning-Glory Family)USDA Symbol: IPPE
Accession Data
Accession Number: LBJWC-1058
Field Data Form: LBJWC-1058.pdfCollection Date: 2007-06-30
Accession Number: LBJWC-1058
Collection Number: 1058
Organization: LBJWC
Collector(s): Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Collected with: Eason, M., Aquilar, H.
Location Data
Country: USPhytoregion: 31N
Phytoregion_full: Western Gulf Coastal Plain
State: Texas
County: Cameron
Geog_area: Rio Grande River
Location: Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Boca Chica Beach, near mouth of Rio Grande River, found on both sides of dunes. Latitude: 25.964940
Longitude: -97.147330
Georeference Source: GPS
GPS Datum: WGS84 Altitude: 3 FT
land_owner: FWS
Habitat Data
Associated Taxa: Ipomoea imperati, Blutaparon vermiculare, Borrichia frutescens, Conoclinium betonicifolium, Erigeron procumbens, Gaillardia pulchella, Rayjacksonia phyllocephala, Batis maritima, Heliotropium curassavicum, Cakile geniculata, Salicornia depressa, Dalea emarginata, Amaranthus greggii, Mimosa strigillosa, Samolus ebracteatus, Uniola paniculata, Monanthochloe littoralis, Avicennia germinans, Lycium carolinianumSoil Texture: Sandy-clay
Collection Data
Plants Sampled: 100+ plants sampled.Population Size: 100
Specimen Notes: Eason, M. - LBJWC:In field:6-30-2007