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Aruncus (dioicus)

Alaska Plant Materials Center
Alaska Plant Materials Center
5310 S. Bodenburg Spur Rd.
Palmer, Alaska 99645
907-745-4469
907-746-1568 (fax)
Don.Ross@alaska.gov
http://www.plants.alaska.gov/
Family Scientific Name: Rosaceae
Family Common Name: Rose family
Scientific Name: Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) Fern. acuminatus (Rydb.) Rydb. ex Hara
Common Synonym: Aruncus sylvester Kostel.
Common Name: Goatsbeard
Ecotype: Riparian in mixed White Spruce / Paper Birch woodland. Susitna Valley, Alaska.
General Distribution: Coastal Alaska from the Alaska Peninsula through southeast Alaska south to BC, WA, OR, and northern CA.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Multiple leaves, firm root plug
Pre-Planting Treatments: Cold-stored seed is washed in running water for 24 hours. After washing, the seed is Fall-sown in 10.5 in3 Spencer-Lemaire rootrainers with a well-drained upland soil mix. These are stored in a cooler exposed to outside winter temperatures. In the Spring, the trays are moved to the greenhouse for germination.
Total time for cold moiststratification is 5« months.
Establishment Phase: Germination exceeded 80% within 6 weeks.
Hardening Phase: Trays are moved out of the greenhouse in June for hardening.
Length of Hardening Phase: 1-2 months
References: Hult‚n, Eric. 1968. Flora of Alaska and Neighboring Territories: A Manual of the Vascular Plants. Stanford University Press.

Citation:

Moore, Nancy; Ross, Donald. 2004. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) Fern. plants Alaska Plant Materials Center Palmer, Alaska. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/05/06). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.