Oxyria (digyna)
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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: | Polygonaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Buckwheat family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Oxyria digyna L. | ||
| Common Name: | Mountain sorrel | ||
| Species Code: | OXYDIG | ||
| General Distribution: | O. digynia is a circumboreal species occuring throughout mountain regions of North America. | ||
| 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 20 C, and 22D/18N C alternating temperature cycle. Germination is greater in light than in dark. | ||
| References: |
Mooney, H. A. and Billings, W. D. (1961). Comparative physiological ecology of arctic and alpine populations of Oxyria digyna. Ecol. Monogr. 31, 1-29. Chabot, B. F. and Billings, W. D. (1972). Origins and ecology of the Sierran alpine flora and vegetation. Ecol. Monogr. 42, 163-199. Table 10.33 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) Oxyria digyna L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/10/28). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
