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Menodora (longiflora)

Morris J. Houck, Jr.
USDA NRCS - James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center
3776 Farm Road 1292
Knox City, Texas 79529-2514
(940) 658-3922
(940) 658-3047 (fax)
mhouck@tx.nrcs.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/txpmc
Family Scientific Name: Oleaceae
Family Common Name: Olive Family
Scientific Name: Menodora longiflora Gray.
Common Name: Showy menodora
Species Code: MELO2
Ecotype: Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, 2200 ft. elevation
General Distribution: In rocky soil and on ledges along streams in canyons on the Edwards Plateau and Trans-Pecos, June-September; from Texas and south New Mexico, south to central Mexico.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Bareroot (field grown)
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Stock Type: Field production. Height: 3 ft. Caliper: N/A. Root System: Taproot.
Propagule Collection: Collected at NRCS James E. `Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas by Ray Cragar and Lynn Pace on 11/07/1990.
Propagule Processing: Seed Processing: Seed harvested with flail-vac. Seed cleaned with hammer mill and shaker air screen separation, at the NRCS-PMC.
Seeds/Kg: 26,105.
Germination: 72%.
Purity: 95%.
Pre-Planting Treatments: N/A.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 Propagation Environment: Field production planting.

Seed Propagation Method: Direct seeding on listed beds, irrigation, cultivation and fertilization.
Establishment Phase: Sowing Date: Spring.

% Emergence and Date: N/A.

Sowing/Planting Technique: Direct seeding with grass drill.

Establishment Phase: N/A.
Active Growth Phase: N/A.
Hardening Phase: N/A.
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: Harvest Date: Late summer - early fall.

Total Time To Harvest: June-September.

Storage Conditions: Temperature regulated seed storage at 50ยง Fahrenheit/50% Humidity.
Length of Storage: <b>Storage Duration: </b> 7 months.
References: Powell 1988, 331; Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas 1197; NRCS James E. `Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Plant Collection Information, PM-580.

Citation:

Esquivel, Rudy G.. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Bareroot (field grown) Menodora longiflora Gray. plants USDA NRCS - James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center Knox City, Texas. 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.