Juncaceae (Luzula)

Protocol Information for:

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Luzula (spicata)

Family Names:

Family Scientific Name:
Juncaceae

Family Common Name:
Rush family

Scientific Names:

Genus:
Luzula

Species:
spicata

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(L.) DC

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Common Name:
Spiked wood rush

Species Code:
LUZSPI

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General Distribution:
L. spicata is a circumboreal species found south in North America to California, and Colorado.

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Propagation Goal:
plants

Propagation Method:
seed

Product Type:
Container (plug)

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Grow Time:
0

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Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
Inferred seed dormancy is physiological dormancy.

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References:
Amen, R. D. (1965). Seed dormancy in the alpine rush, Luzula spicata L. Ecology 46, 361-364.Amen, R. D. (1967). The effects of gibberellic acid and scarification on the seed dormancy and germination in Luzula spicata. Physiol. Plant. 20, 6-12.
Bell, K. L. and Amen, R. D. (1970). Seed dormancy in Luzula spicata and L. parviflora. Ecology 51,492-496.
Table 10.35 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.

Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Luzula spicata (L.) DC plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/08/08). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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