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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: Flower heads were run once through the Westrup Brush Machine with medium stiff brushes and a coarse shell (wire 10) at speed 11. to remove light trash an aspirator at 0.01 inches of water column was used. Used a 6/64" round hole screen to remove more 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.