Polemoniaceae (Polemonium)

Protocol Information for:

Label_title:
Polemonium (reptans)

Family Names:

Family Scientific Name:
Polemoniaceae

Family Common Name:
Phlox family

Scientific Names:

Genus:
Polemonium

Species:
reptans

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L.

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Common Name:
Creeping polemonium

Species Code:
POLREP

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General Distribution:
P. reptans is found within temperate deciduous forests of North America.

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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:
Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
Seeds are warm stratified and germinate at 20/10 C. Germination was greater in light than dark.

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References:
Baskin, J. M. and Baskin, C. C. (1992b). Germination ecophysiology of the mesic deciduous forest herb Polemonium reptans var. reptans (Polemoniaceae). Plant Species Biol. 7, 61-68.
In: Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.18 Chapter 10. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press, 1998. 666 pages.

Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Polemonium reptans L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/08/02). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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