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Luetkea (pectinata)

Lee Riley
Horticulturist
USDA FS - Dorena Genetic Resource Center
34963 Shoreview Road
Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424
541-915-7324
541-767-5709 (fax)
leriley@fs.fed.us

Family Scientific Name: Rosaceae
Family Common Name: Rose
Scientific Name: Luetkea pectinata
Common Name: Partridgefoot
Species Code: LUPE
Ecotype: Deschutes National Forest
General Distribution: USA: AK , CA , ID , MT , OR , WA
Canada: AB , BC
Native Distribution: Mountains of AK and Yukon to northern CA and western MT
Native Habitat: Moist or shaded, mountainous areas, usually where snow persists late in the season
Propagation Goal: Plants
Propagation Method: Seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: 164 ml (10 in3) container
Time To Grow: 20 weeks
Target Specifications: Stock Type: Container seedling Root System: Firm plug in container.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Due to small seed size, the easiest method is to sow seed into trays filled with stabilized medium plugs (Q-plugs). Trays are sealed inside plastic bags and placed into refrigeration at 1 to 3 °C for 45 days. Trays are checked weekly and kept moist throughout the stratification period. If mold is evident, trays should be treated with 1% hydrogen peroxide.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Greenhouse growing facility.
Q-plugs are lightly covered with nursery grit. Seedlings are transplanted to target containers approximately 3 weeks following removal from stratification.
Growing medium used is 40:20:20:20 peat:composted fir bark:perlite:pumice with Nutricote controlled release fertilizer (18N:6P2O5:8K2O with minors; 180-d release rate at 21C) at the rate of 0.8 gram Nutricote per 164 ml container.
Establishment Phase: Germination is somewhat slow, but is usually complete in 3 weeks. Following germination (while still in Q-plugs), plants are fertilized with soluble 12-2-14-6Ca-3Mg at 75 to 100 ppm for 2 weeks.
Length of Establishment Phase: 3 weeks
Active Growth Phase: During the growing season, soluble fertilizer (20-9-20 NPK with minors) at 100 ppm is applied weekly throughout the season.
Length of Active Growth Phase: 18 weeks
Hardening Phase: No dry-down is done to induce dormancy. Seedlings are moved to an outdoor growing area in mid-September.
Length of Hardening Phase: 3 weeks
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: Harvest Date: Mid-October
Storage Conditions: Seedlings are usually outplanted in fall. No storage except in outdoor growing area. Plants are well irrigated prior to shipping and shipped in containers.
Other Comments: Wetland classification: FACU
References: Dorena Genetic Resource Center Propagation Records, unpublished.

[NRCS] USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Luetkea pectinata (Pursh) Kuntze partridgefoot. URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LUPE
(accessed 8 Oct 2018).

Citation:

Riley, Lee E.; Klocke, Allison. 2018. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Luetkea pectinata Plants 164 ml (10 in3) container; USDA FS - Dorena Genetic Resource Center Cottage Grove, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.