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Tridens (flavus)

Jill Barbour
Germination Specialist
USDA FS - National Seed Laboratory
5675 Riggins Mill Rd.
Dry Branch, Georgia 31020
478-751-3553
478-751-4135 (fax)
jbarbour@fs.fed.us
www.nsl.fs.fed.us

Family Scientific Name: Poaceae
Family Common Name: Grass
Scientific Name: Tridens flavus
Common Name: purpletop tridens
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Three seedlots were run through the Westrup Brush Machine once with medium stiff brushes, and a coarse shell (size 10), at speed 11 to separate the seed from the stalk. The seeds fell through the bottom of the brush machine and out the chute end.
Seeds from four seedlots were aspirated at 0.02 inches of water column to remove light trash.
Large trash was removed with a 9.5/64" round hole screen and the smaller size trash was removed with 8/64" and 7/64" round hole screens.

Citation:

Barbour, Jill Ruby. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Tridens flavus seeds USDA FS - National Seed Laboratory Dry Branch, Georgia. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/04/25). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.