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Najas (flexilis)

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

Family Scientific Name: Najadaceae
Family Common Name: Water Nymph Family
Scientific Name: Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt
Common Name: Nodding water nymph
Species Code: NAJFLE
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were cold stratified for 210 days. Seeds germinate at alternating temperatures of 19/15 C.
References: Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p.
Muenscher 1936. Storage and Germination of Seeds of Aquatic Plants. Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 652.

Citation:

Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. 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.