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Eriogonum (shockleyi)
Susan Meyer Research Ecologist USDA FS - Rocky Mountain Research Station, Shrub Sciences Laboratory 735 North 500 east Provo, Utah 84606 smeyer@sisna.com www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise |
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Family Scientific Name: | Polygonaceae | ||
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Family Common Name: | Buckwheat family | ||
Scientific Name: | Eriogonum shockleyi | ||
Common Name: | Shockley buckwheat | ||
Species Code: | ERISHO | ||
Ecotype: | Utah 1150m | ||
General Distribution: | E. shockleyi is found in the Southern Rocky Mountain states and throughout the Southwestern states. | ||
Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
Propagation Method: | seed | ||
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Propagule Collection: | E. alatum flowers in early to mid spring and seeds ripen in late June. | ||
Propagule Processing: |
Seeds are cleaned by hand rubbing material through a 2 mm round hole screen. Caff is removed from seed by using a tabletop model blower. Achenes are stored at 20 to 22C with 30 to 40% relative humidity in paper envelopes until mid October. Achene mass averages 1.3 mg per 100 achenes. |
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Pre-Planting Treatments: |
6 prechilling treatments were used: 0,2,4,8,12,16 and 24 weeks of moist chilling at 2C in the dark. |
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Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops: |
Following chilling treatments, seeds were incubated 4 weeks under a daily temperature and photoperiod regime (12hr dark at 10C and 12hr light at 20C)with a cool flourescent light. Achenes were placed in disposable petri plates on 2 blue germination blotter papers moistened with tap water. Blotter papers were re-moistened as needed. |
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Establishment Phase: | Results and Discussion: Achenes were completely non dormant without chilling. | ||
References: | Chilling Requirements for seed germination of 10 Utah species of perennial wild buckwheat. Meyer SE and Paulsen A. Native Plants Journal, Spring 2000, 1(1):18-24. |
Citation:
2001. Propagation protocol for production of Eriogonum shockleyi plants USDA FS - Rocky Mountain Research Station, Shrub Sciences Laboratory Provo, Utah. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/09/01). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.