
Menyanthes (trifoliata)
Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
Family Scientific Name: | Menyanthaceae | ||
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Family Common Name: | Bog Bean family | ||
Scientific Name: | Menyanthes trifoliata L. | ||
Common Name: | Bog bean | ||
Species Code: | MENTRI | ||
General Distribution: | M. trifoliata is a circumboreal species occuring in marshes, fens and bogs throughout the northern hemisphere. | ||
Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
Propagation Method: | seed | ||
ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
Propagule Processing: | Seed dormancy is morpho-physiological dormancy. | ||
Pre-Planting Treatments: | Seeds were cold stratified for an unspecified time period. Seeds were germinated at room temperature. Germination was greater in light than in dark. | ||
References: |
Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p. Hewettt. 1964. Bioloical flora of the British Isles: Menyanthes trifoliata J. Ecology 52-723-735. |
Citation:
Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Menyanthes trifoliata L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. 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.