Veratrum (californicum)
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Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
| Family Scientific Name: | Liliaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Lily family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Veratrum californicum Durand | ||
| Common Name: | California false hellobore | ||
| Species Code: | VERCAL | ||
| General Distribution: | V. californicum is found from western Washington to southern California and east to Idaho and Montana south through the Rocky mountains to Mexico. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seeds exhibit morpho-physiological dormancy. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: | Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 91 days. Germination occurs at 1C. | ||
| References: |
Williams, M. C. and Cronin, E. H. (1968). Dormancy, longevity, and germination of seed of three larkspurs and western false hellebore. Weeds 16, 381-384. 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. |
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Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Veratrum californicum Durand plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/10/26). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
