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Carex (deweyana)

Amy Bartow
Seed and Plant Production Manager
USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center
3415 NE Granger Ave
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
(541) 757-4812 ext 103
(541) 757-4733 (fax)
amy.bartow@or.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/orpmc
Family Scientific Name: Cyperaceae
Family Common Name: Sedge
Scientific Name: Carex deweyana Schwein
Common Name: Dewey
Species Code: CADE9
Ecotype: seeds were collected from Olympic National Park, in the Elwha river basin.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 4 Months
Target Specifications: Good looking plug with roots that tightly fill the cone-tainer.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine # 1 (a soil-less peat-based media? amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow-release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Flats were placed in a warm (80 degree) greenhouse.
Establishment Phase: Emergence occured withiin two weeks. Germination isusually around 90%.
Other Comments: Need heat and light to germinate. Stratification trials were conducted with this ecotype and stratification did not increase germination.

Citation:

Bartow, Amy L. 2006. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Carex deweyana Schwein plants USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/06/07). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.