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Potentilla (diversifolia)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com

Family Scientific Name: Rosaceae
Family Common Name: Rose family
Scientific Name: Potentilla diversifolia Lehm.
Common Name: Diverse leaf cinquefoil
Species Code: POTDIV
General Distribution: P. diversifolia is found from Alaska to Newfoundland south to California, New Mexico, Indiana and New Hampshire. It is found in subalpine and alpine zones.
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 90 days.
Germination occurs at 18D/4N C alternating temperature cycle.
Germination was greater in light than dark.
References: Chambers, J. C., MacMahon, J. A. and Brown, R. W. (1987). Germination characteristics of alpine grasses and forbs: A comparison of early and late seral dominants with reclamation potential. Reclam. Reveg. Res. 6, 235-249.
Table 10.33 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) Potentilla diversifolia Lehm. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. 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.