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Carex (pennsylvanica)

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: Cyperaceae
Family Common Name: Sedge
Scientific Name: Carex pennsylvanica Lam.
Common Name: Pennsylvania sedge
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Stock Type: seed cleaning techniques
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seed cleaning. Two seedlots were run through the Westrup Brush Machine one time at speed 11. Medium stiff brushes and a coarse shell were used. Both seedlots were aspirated at a vacuum of 0.015 inches of water. Scalping was done with a 75/1000 inch round hole screen to both seedlots. An indent cylinder, with size 12 holes, was used to further clean one seedlot.

Citation:

Barbour, Jill R. 2005. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Carex pennsylvanica Lam. seeds seed cleaning techniques; USDA FS - National Seed Laboratory Dry Branch, Georgia. 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.