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Aster (chlorolepsis)

Jill Barbour
Germination Specialist
USDA FS - National Seed Laboratory
5675 Riggins Mill Rd.
Dry Branch, Georgia 31020
478-751-3553
478-751-4135 (fax)
jbarbour@fs.fed.us
www.nsl.fs.fed.us

Family Scientific Name: Asteraceae
Family Common Name: Aster
Scientific Name: Aster chlorolepsis Burgess
Common Name: mountain aster
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Flowers were run once through Westrup brush machine with coarse shell )wire 10)and medium stiff brushes at speed 11 to separate the seeds from the influorescences. Once in aspirator at 0.01 inches of watercolumn to remove light trash. Used an indent cylinder size 24/64" to separate seed from longer trash

Citation:

Barbour, Jill R; Johnson, Gary; Kaufmann, Gary. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Aster chlorolepsis Burgess seeds USDA FS - National Seed Laboratory Dry Branch, Georgia. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/05/18). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.