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Arabis (lemmonii)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
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Family Scientific Name: Brassicaceae
Family Common Name: Mustard Family
Scientific Name: Arabis lemmonii Wats.
Common Name: Lemmon's rock cress
Species Code: ARALEM
General Distribution: A. lemmonii is found on alpine talus slopes and ridges; from southern British Columbia south to California and east to the Rocky mountains.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Germination occurs at 22 C.
References: Bock, J. H. (1976). The effects of increased snowpack on the phenology and seed germinability of selected alpine species. Pp. 265-280. In: H. W. Steinhoff and J. D. Ives (eds.). Ecological impacts of snowpack augmentation in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado. Final Report, San Juan Ecology Project. Colorado State University, Fort Collins.
Table 10.33 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) Arabis lemmonii Wats. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/04/20). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.