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Lotus (crassifolius)

Jim Barner
Seed Extractory Manager
USDA FS - R6 Bend Seed Extractory
63095 Deschutes Market Rd.
Bend, Oregon 97701
541-383-5481
541-383-5498 (fax)
jbarner@fs.fed.us
http://fsweb-ochdes.r6.fs.fed.us/seedextractory/ex

Family Scientific Name: Fabaceae
Family Common Name: Pea family
Scientific Name: Lotus crassifolius (Benth.) Greene
Common Name: Big deervetch
Species Code: LOCR
Ecotype: USFS, Willamette National Forest, Salmon Creek, and Lower Salmon Creek, Oregon: 1100 ft. elevation
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Collection: Small lot, 2 pounds, hand collected into paper bag.
Propagule Processing: METHOD OF CLEANING: Seed lot is first processed using a Westrup Model LA-H laboratory brush machine, with a #20 mantel, at medium speed.
Seeds are then air-screened using an office Clipper, with a top screen: 9 round and a bottom screen: 1/13 round, medium speed, medium to high air. Number of Seeds per Pound: 48,610, Purity: 99%, X-Ray 100 Seeds: 93% Filled, (Oregon State University Seed Laboratory Analysis) TZ: 94%
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: Storage: Cold Storage, 33-38 Degrees Fahrenheit

Citation:

Barner, Jim. 2009. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Lotus crassifolius (Benth.) Greene seeds USDA FS - R6 Bend Seed Extractory Bend, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.