Polygonum (amphibium)
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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: | Knot weed Family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx. | ||
| Common Synonym: | Polygonum coccineum Muhl. ex Willd. | ||
| Common Name: | Water knot weed | ||
| Species Code: | POLAMB | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: | Seeds were cold stratified for 147 days. Seeds germinate at alternating temperatures of 30/20 C. | ||
| References: |
Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p. Justice 1944. Viability and dormancy in seeds of Polygonum amphibium, P. coccineum, and P. hydropiperoides. American Journal of Botany 31, 369-377. |
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Citation:
Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Polygonum amphibium L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. 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.
