Eriogonum (racemosum)
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Susan Meyer Research Ecologist USDA FS - Rocky Mountain Research Station, Shrub Sciences Laboratory 735 North 500 east Provo, Utah 84606 smeyer@sisna.com www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise |
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| Family Scientific Name: | Polygonaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Buckwheat family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Eriogonum racemosum | ||
| Common Name: | Pink Smoke | ||
| Species Code: | ERIRAC | ||
| Ecotype: | Utah 1610 to 2580m | ||
| General Distribution: | E. racemosum is found in the Southern Rocky Mountain states. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
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| Propagule Collection: | E. racemosum flowers in mid to late summer and seeds ripen in late August to late September, depending on elevation. | ||
| Propagule Processing: |
Seeds are cleaned by hand rubbing material through a 2 mm round hole screen. Caff is removed from seed by using a tabletop model blower. Achenes are stored at 20 to 22C with 30 to 40% relative humidity in paper envelopes until mid October. Achene mass averages 5.5 to 6.1 mg per 100 achenes. |
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| Pre-Planting Treatments: |
6 prechilling treatments were used: 0,2,4,8,12,16 and 24 weeks of moist chilling at 2C in the dark. |
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| Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops: |
Following chilling treatments, seeds were incubated 4 weeks under a daily temperature and photoperiod regime (12hr dark at 10C and 12hr light at 20C)with a cool flourescent light. Achenes were placed in disposable petri plates on 2 blue germination blotter papers moistened with tap water. Blotter papers were re-moistened as needed. |
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| Establishment Phase: | Results and Discussion:E. racemosum showed high doramncy without prechilling but only required an 8 week prechill to become completely non dormant. Its germination rate in the cold was intermediate(10 to 14 wks to 50%). | ||
| References: | Chilling Requirements for seed germination of 10 Utah species of perennial wild buckwheat. Meyer SE and Paulsen A. Native Plants Journal, Spring 2000, 1(1):18-24. | ||
Citation:
2001. Propagation protocol for production of Eriogonum racemosum plants USDA FS - Rocky Mountain Research Station, Shrub Sciences Laboratory Provo, Utah. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/20). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
