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Frasera (caroliniensis)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
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Family Scientific Name: Gentianaceae
Family Common Name: Gentain family
Scientific Name: Frasera caroliniensis Walt.
Common Synonym: Frasera officinalis W. Bart.
Common Name: American Columbo
Species Code: FRACAR
General Distribution: F. caroliniensis is found within temperate deciduous forests of North America.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit morpho-physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are cold stratified and germinate at 5 C. Seeds non dispersed in the field require for 5 to 12 months required warm and cold stratification for germination.
References: Threadgill et al,1981. Dormancy in Seeds of Gentiana carolinensis Am. J. Bot. 68, 80-86.
Baskin and Baskin,1986. Changes in dormancy status of Frasera carolinenisis seeds during overwintering on parent plant. Am. J. Bot. 73,5-10.
In:Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.18 Chapter 10 In: 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) Frasera caroliniensis Walt. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/04/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.