
Luzula (spicata)
Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
Family Scientific Name: | Juncaceae | ||
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Family Common Name: | Rush family | ||
Scientific Name: | Luzula spicata (L.) DC | ||
Common Name: | Spiked wood rush | ||
Species Code: | LUZSPI | ||
General Distribution: | L. spicata is a circumboreal species found south in North America to California, and Colorado. | ||
Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
Propagation Method: | seed | ||
ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
Propagule Processing: | Inferred seed dormancy is physiological dormancy. | ||
References: |
Amen, R. D. (1965). Seed dormancy in the alpine rush, Luzula spicata L. Ecology 46, 361-364.Amen, R. D. (1967). The effects of gibberellic acid and scarification on the seed dormancy and germination in Luzula spicata. Physiol. Plant. 20, 6-12. Bell, K. L. and Amen, R. D. (1970). Seed dormancy in Luzula spicata and L. parviflora. Ecology 51,492-496. 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) Luzula spicata (L.) DC 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.