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Pseudoroegneria (spicata)

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: Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A Love spicata
Common Synonym: Agropyron spicatum Pursh
Common Name: Bluebunch wheatgrass
Species Code: PSESPI
General Distribution: P. spicata ssp. spicata is found throughout western North America; From British Columbia and Alberta south to Texas and California.
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 25D/5N C alternating temperature cycle.
References: Young, J. A., Eckert, R. E., Jr. and Evans, R. A. (1981). Temperature profiles for germination of blue-bunch and beardless wheatgrasses. J. Range Manage. 34, 84-89.
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.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A Love 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.