Hilaria (mutica)
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Allegra Mount Seed Lab Manager Borderlands Restoration PO Box 1191 Patagonia, Arizona 85624 949-690-2592 borderlands.restoration@gmail.com www.borderlandsrestoration.org |
| Family Scientific Name: | Poaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Grass Family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Hilaria mutica Buckley | ||
| Common Name: | Tobosa grass | ||
| Ecotype: | Madrean Archipelago | ||
| General Distribution: | Tobosa grass is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, often growing in clay-rich alkaline soil in lowland climax communities (Innes 2012). | ||
| Propagation Goal: | Plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | Seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Propagule Collection: |
Clip stems at the base of the inflorescence. |
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| Propagule Processing: |
Remove spikelet material from rachis. At this time, the MAPP seed facility does not have the equipment to fully clean grass seed material down to the grain. Orthodox storage is assumed. |
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| Establishment Phase: |
Germination rates for Tobosa grass have been shown to increase with mechanical scarification (Innes 2012). In one study, germination of unscarified seed was 60% while seed scarified with sandpaper had germination rates of 88% (Innes 2012). However, germination rates also can vary significantly between studies, ranging from 0-87% depending on the seed (Innes 2012). Light has not been shown to affect Tubosa germination, but germination rates are highest under warm, moist conditions (Innes 2012). |
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| References: |
Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. Flora of North America North of Mexico. 20+ vols. New York and Oxford, 1993+. Innes, Robin J. 2012. “Pleuraphis mutica.” Fire Effects Information System. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Web. http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ [2017, February 6]. Borderlands Restoration Network (2018). BRN Native Plant Materials Program Database. Unpublished Raw Data. |
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Citation:
Allen-Cantú, Juniper; Claverie, Francesca ; McNelis, Perin; Mount, Allegra. 2018. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Hilaria mutica Buckley Plants Borderlands Restoration Patagonia, Arizona. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/21). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
