Festuca (idahoensis)
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Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
| Family Scientific Name: | Poaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Grass family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Festuca idahoensis Elmer | ||
| Common Name: | Idaho fescue | ||
| Species Code: | FESIDA | ||
| General Distribution: | F. idahoensis is found from british columbia and Alberta south to California and Colorado. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seed dormancy is physiological dormancy. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: | Germination occurs at 20D/15N C and 23/4 C alternating temperature cycle. | ||
| References: |
Young, J. A., Evans, R. A., Raguse, C. A. and Larson, J. R. (1981). Germinable seeds and periodicity of germination in annual grasslands. Hilgardia 49, 1-37. Goodwin, J. R., Doescher, P. S. and Eddleman, L. E. (1996). Germination of Idaho fescue and cheatgrass seeds from coexisting populations. Northw. Sci. 70,: 230-241. Table 10.28 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458. |
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Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Festuca idahoensis Elmer 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.
