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Aralia (nudicaulis)

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

Family Scientific Name: Araliaceae
Family Common Name: Ginseng family
Scientific Name: Aralia nudicaulis
Common Name: Wild Sasarparilla
Species Code: ARANUD
General Distribution: A. nudicaulis is found in moist, coniferous forests from eastern British Columbia east to the Atlantic coast and south to Colorado in the Rocky mountains.
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 60 to 70 days.
Germination occurs at 30D/20N C alternating temperature cycle.
References: 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 J.. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Aralia nudicaulis plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/12/30). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.