Liatris (ligulistylis)
Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
Family Scientific Name: | Asteraceae | ||
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Family Common Name: | Sunflower family | ||
Scientific Name: | Liatris ligulistylis (A. Nels.)K. Schum. | ||
Common Name: | Smooth gayfeather | ||
Species Code: | LIALIG | ||
General Distribution: | L.ligulistylis is found from southern Canada to Missouri, west to Colorado and New Mexico. It grows in meadows and open slopes and is tolerant of saline conditions. | ||
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 150 days. Germination occurs at 18 to 21 C. |
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References: |
Green, H. C. and Curtis, J. T. (1950). Germination studies of Wisconsin prairie plants. Amer. Midl. Nat. 43, 186-194. Table 10.22 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) Liatris ligulistylis (A. Nels.)K. Schum. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/12/26). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.