Cyperaceae (Schoenoplectus)

Protocol Information for:

Label_title:
Schoenoplectus (tabernaemontani)

Family Names:

Family Scientific Name:
Cyperaceae

Family Common Name:
Sedge Family

Scientific Names:

Genus:
Schoenoplectus

Species:
tabernaemontani

Scientific Classification:

Scientific SubSpecies:

Species Authority:
(K.C. Gmel.) Palla

Scientific SubAuthority:

Authors:

Carol C. Baskin

Common Synonym:

Genus:
Scirpus

Species:
validus

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Species Authority:
Vahl.

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Other Information:

Common Name:
Soft Stem bulrush

Species Code:
SCHTAB

Ecotype:

General Distribution:

Known Invasiveness:

Propagation Goal:
plants

Propagation Method:
seed

Product Type:
Container (plug)

Stock Type:

Grow Time:
0

Target Specifications:

Propagation Collection:

Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
Seed dormancy is physiological dormancy.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
Seeds were cold stratified for 180 days. Seeds germinate at temperatures of 30 to 32 C. Germination was greater in light than dark.

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Other Comments:

References:
Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p.
Isley, 1944. A study of conditions that affect the germination of Scirpus seeds. Cornell Univer. Agricultural Experiment Station Mem. 257

Citation:
Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/07/20). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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