Ericameria (nauseosa)

Jim Barner Seed Extractory Manager USDA FS - R6 Bend Seed Extractory 63095 Deschutes Market Rd. Bend, Oregon 97701 541-383-5481 541-383-5498 (fax) jbarner@fs.fed.us http://fsweb-ochdes.r6.fs.fed.us/seedextractory/ex

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Family Scientific Name:	Asteraceae
Family Common Name:	Aster family
Scientific Name:	Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L. Nesom & Baird consimilis (Greene) G.L. Nesom & Baird var. oreophila (A. Nelson) G.L. Nesom & Baird
Common Name:	Rubber rabbitbrush
Species Code:	ERNAO
Ecotype:	BLM, Seeds of Success: USFS land, Toiyabe National Forest, Mohawk Canyon, Nye County, Nevada: 6000 ft. elevation
Propagation Goal:	seeds
Propagation Method:	seed
ProductType:	Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow:	0 Weeks
Propagule Collection:	Small lot, 3.53 pounds, hand collected into paper bags.
Propagule Processing:	METHOD OF CLEANING: Seed cleaned using a Westrup Model LA-H laboratory brush machine with a #40 mantel, at a speed of 3, to remove seed from flower heads. Lot was then air-screened, to remove remaining nonviable seed and inert material, using a office Clipper, with a top screen: #9 triangle and a bottom screen: blank (2nd run, #5 triangle), low speed, medium to high air. Number of Seeds per Pound: 986,000, Purity: 55%, X-Ray 100 Seeds: 85% Filled, TZ: 96% (Oregon State University Seed Laboratory Analysis)
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping:	Storage: Cold Storage, 33-38 Degrees Fahrenheit
Other Comments:	Not a typical lot, lot contained an excessive amount of inert material similar in size and weight to seed.

Citation:

Barner, Jim. 2009. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L. Nesom & Baird seeds USDA FS - R6 Bend Seed Extractory Bend, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.