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Asteraceae (Erigeron)



Erigeron (speciosus)


Asteraceae

Sunflower family


Erigeron

speciosus



(Lindl.) DC.










Aspen daisy

ERISPE


E. speciosus is found From British Columbia and Alberta south to New Mexico, Arizona, and California.


plants

seed

Container (plug)


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Seeds are non dormant.

Germination occurs at 24D/10N C alternating temperature cycle. Germination was greater in light than dark.












Hoffman, G. R. (1985). Germination of herbaceous plants common to aspen forests of western Colorado. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 112, 409-413.
Table 10.36 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458.

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/05/05). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.