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Sida (hermaphrodita)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com

Family Scientific Name: Malvaceae
Family Common Name: Hollyhock family
Scientific Name: Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby
Common Name: Virginia fan petals
Species Code: SIDHER
General Distribution: S. hermaphrodita is found in non forested areas within temperate deciduous forests of eastern North America.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physical dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are scarified and germinate at 35/20 C. Germination was equal in light and dark.
References: Spooner, D. M., Cusick, A. W., Hall, G. F. and Baskin, J. M. (1985). Observations on the distribution and ecology of Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby (Malvaceae). Sida 11, 215-225.
Baskin and Baskin,1988.unpublished.
In:Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.20 Chapter 10 In: Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press, 1998. 666 pages.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby 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.