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Carex (nigricans)

Amy Bartow
Seed and Plant Production Manager
USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center
3415 NE Granger Ave
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
(541) 757-4812 ext 103
(541) 757-4733 (fax)
amy.bartow@or.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/orpmc
Family Scientific Name: Cyperaceae
Family Common Name: Sedge family
Scientific Name: Carex nigricans C. Meyer
Common Name: black alpine sedge
Species Code: CANI2
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Grow plugs to be transplanted into raised beds for seed increase.
Propagule Processing: Seeds were cleaned using a small air screen machine.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Germination trials were established with the following results:
90 days cold stratification, 49% germination; 120 days cold stratification, 43% germination; 120 days cold stratification, 39% germination; and no stratification, 7% germination.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 Seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine#1 (a soil-less, peat-based media) amended with micro-nuturients (Micromax) and a slow- release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Flats of cone-tainers were placed in a greenhouse with daytime temperatures around 80 degrees F.

Citation:

Bartow, Amy. 2008. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Carex nigricans C. Meyer seeds USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/06/07). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.