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Krigia (caespitosa)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com

Family Scientific Name: Asteraceae
Family Common Name: Sunflower family
Scientific Name: Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) Chambers
Common Synonym: Krigia oppositifolia Raf.
Common Name: Weedy dwarf dandelion
Species Code: KRICAE
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are placed into warm stratification.
Germination occurs at 25/15 C temperature cycle. Germination is in the presence of light.
References: Baskin, C. C., Baskin, J. M. and Chester, E. W. (1991).Temperature response pattern during afterripening of achenes of the winter annual Krigia oppositifolia (Asteraceae). Plant Species Biol. 6, 111-115.
In: Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.20 Chapter 10. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press, 1998. 666 pages.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) Chambers plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/04/16). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.