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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.)
Stock Type: seed cleaning techniques
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: The flower parts were run once through the Westrup Brush machine,using medium stiff brushes,a coarse shell, at speed 11. Light weight trash was removed in an aspirator at 0.01 inches of water column. Large trash was removed by passing the seed through a 9.5/64 inch round hole screen several times.

Citation:

Barbour, Jill R; Karrfalt, Bob. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Aster chlorolepsis Burgess seeds seed cleaning techniques; 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.