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Bidens (cernua)

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: Bidens cernua L.
Common Name: Nodding beggartick
Species Code: BIDCER
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seed dormancy is physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were cold stratified for 270 days. Seeds germinate at alternating temperatures of 30/20 C in the presence of light.
References: Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p.
Hogue. Seed germination of beggarsticks (Bidens cernua) Weed Science 24: 375-378.
Shipley and Parent 1991. Germination responses in 64 wetland species in relation to seed size, minimum time to reproduction and seedling relative growth rate. Func. Ecology. 5, 111-118.

Citation:

Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Bidens cernua L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/22). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.