Liliaceae (Erythronium)

Protocol Information for:

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Erythronium (grandiflorum)

Family Names:

Family Scientific Name:
Liliaceae

Family Common Name:
Lily family

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Genus:
Erythronium

Species:
grandiflorum

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Pursh

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Common Name:
Glacier lily

Species Code:
ERYGRA

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General Distribution:
E. grandiflorun is found from southern British Columbia south to Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado in subalpine meadows.

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Propagation Goal:
plants

Propagation Method:
seed

Product Type:
Container (plug)

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0

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Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
Seeds exhibit morpho-physiological dormancy.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 126 days. Seeds germinated at 5C.

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References:
Baskin, C. C., Meyer, S. E. and Baskin, J. M. (1995). Two types of morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of two genera (Osmorhiza and Erythronium) with an Arcto-Tertiary distribution pattern. Amer. J. Bot. 82, 293-298.
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) Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/07/16). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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