
Cerastium (arcticum)
Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
Family Scientific Name: | Caryophyllaceae | ||
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Family Common Name: | Pink family | ||
Scientific Name: | Cerastium arcticum | ||
Common Name: | Arctic chickweed | ||
Species Code: | CERARC | ||
General Distribution: | C. arcticum is a circumpolar species. | ||
Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
Propagation Method: | seed | ||
ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
Propagule Processing: | Inferred seed dormancy is physiological dormancy. | ||
References: |
Eurola, S. (1972). Germination of seeds collected in Spitsbergen. Ann. Bot. Fennici 9, 149-159. Bell, K. L. and Bliss, L. C. (1980). Plant reproduction in a high arctic environment. Arctic Alpine Res. 12, 1-10. Table 10.35 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. |
Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Cerastium arcticum plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/20). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.