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Schoenoplectus (fluviatilis)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
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Family Scientific Name: Cyperaceae
Family Common Name: Sedge Family
Scientific Name: Schoenoplectus fluviatilis (Torr.) M.T. Strong
Common Synonym: Scirpus fluviatilis (Torr.) Gray
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Inferred seed dormancy is physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were cold stratified for 180 days.
Seeds germinated at 30 to 32 C. Seeds germinated in the presence of light.
References: Baskin,C.C. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press.1998.666p.
Isley. 1944. A study ofthe conditions that affect hte germination of Scirpus seeds. Cornell Univ. Agric. Expt. Station. Mem. 257.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Schoenoplectus fluviatilis (Torr.) M.T. Strong plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/22). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.