Desmodium (batocaulon)
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Allegra Mount Seed Lab Manager Borderlands Restoration PO Box 1191 Patagonia, Arizona 85624 949-690-2592 borderlands.restoration@gmail.com www.borderlandsrestoration.org |
| Family Scientific Name: | Fabaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Pea Family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Desmodium batocaulon A. Gray | ||
| Common Name: | San Pedro ticktrefoil | ||
| Ecotype: | Madrean Archipelago | ||
| General Distribution: | Found in southern Arizona, southern New Mexico and northern Mexico in pine woods 3,500-6,500 ft in elevation (Kearney and Peebles 1960). | ||
| Propagation Goal: | Plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | Seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Propagule Collection: | Collect when seed pods are brown, brittle and easily detach from the plant. Collect entire pods. | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Orthodox storage is assumed. | ||
| Establishment Phase: |
There is little information on germination requirements for D. batocaulon. One study examined germination rates of three other Desmodium species native to the eastern US found that untreated seeds achieved germination rates of 76-97% (Cushwa et al 1968). Subjecting seeds to warm moist and warm dry stratification did not significantly increase these rates (Cushwa et al 1968). |
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| References: |
Bogler, David. “Desmodium batocaulon, San Pedro Ticktrefoil.” Encyclopedia of Life. USDA NRCS PLANTS Database. Web. http://www.eol.org/pages/639533/data [2017, February 6]. Cushwa, Charles T., Robert E. Martin, and Robert L. Miller. "The effects of fire on seed germination." Journal of Range Management (1968): 250-254. Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. Flora of North America North of Mexico. 20+ vols. New York and Oxford, 1993+. Kearney, Thomas H., and Robert H. Peebles. Arizona Flora. Berkeley: U of California, 1960. Print. Borderlands Restoration Network (2018). BRN Native Plant Materials Program Database. Unpublished Raw Data. |
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Citation:
Claverie, Francesca; McNelis, Perin; Mount, Allegra; Allen-Cantú, Juniper. 2018. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Desmodium batocaulon A. Gray Plants Borderlands Restoration Patagonia, Arizona. 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.
