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Eleocharis (acicularis)

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: Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Shultes
Common Name: needle spikerush
Species Code: ELAC
Ecotype: Seeds were collected from Lane Co., Oregon near Eugene
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were sown into 4"deep sqaure flats with Sunshine # 1 (a soil-less, peat-basedmedia) amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow-release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Flats wer left outside over winter for natural stratification. In early spring flats were placed in greenhouse set at moderate temperatures (70 degree days/50 degree nights.) Fair germination occured within two weeks.
Establishment Phase: Seedlings developed slowly, and were bottom watered to prevent seedling disturbance.
Active Growth Phase: Flats were moved to a shadehouse and watered all summer.
Other Comments: Plants did not flower their first growing season.

Citation:

Bartow, Amy L. 2004. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Shultes seeds USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, 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.