Ledum (palustre)
|
Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
| Family Scientific Name: | Ericaceae | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Common Name: | Heath family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Ledum palustre L. decumbens (Ait.) Hult. | ||
| Common Synonym: | Ledum decumbens (Ait.) Lodd. | ||
| Common Name: | Northern Labrador tea | ||
| Species Code: | LEDPAL | ||
| General Distribution: | L. palustre is found in bogs, peaty wet meadows and tundra in montane and alpine zones. It is a circumpolar species found from Alaska east to Labrador and south to extreme northern British Columbia. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: |
Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 30 days. Germination occurs at 20 and 25 C. |
||
| References: |
Calmes, M. A. and Zasada, J. C. (1982). Some reproductive traits of four shrub species in the black spruce forest type of Alaska. Can. Field-Nat. 96, 35-40. 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.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Ledum palustre L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/21). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
