Dodecatheon (meadia)
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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: | Primulaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Primrose family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Dodecatheon meadia L. | ||
| Common Name: | Shooting star | ||
| Species Code: | DODMEA | ||
| General Distribution: | D. meadia is found from Virginia to Wisconsin and south to Georgia and Texas. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: |
Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 84 days. Germination occurs at 27D/10N C alternating temperature cycle. Germination was in light. |
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| References: |
Turner, B. H. and Quarterman, E. (1968). Ecology of Dodecatheon meadia L. (Primulaceae) in Tennessee glades and woodland. Ecology 49, 909-915. Table 10.22 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) Dodecatheon meadia L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2026/04/27). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
