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Elymus (elymoides)

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

Family Scientific Name: Poaceae
Family Common Name: Grass family
Scientific Name: Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Sweezey elymoides (Raf.) Sweezey
Common Synonym: Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J.G. Small
Common Name: Squirrel tail
Species Code: ELYELY
General Distribution: E. elymoides ssp. elymoides is a widespread North american species found in dry soil and roadshoulders in prairies and open forests.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds are non dormant.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Germination occurs at 20D/10N C alternating temperature cycle.
References: Young, J. A. and Evans, R. A. (1977). Squirreltail seed germination. J. Range Manage. 30, 33-36.
Table 10.25 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeographyand Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Sweezey 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.