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Sanicula (arctopoides)

Amy Bartow
Seed and Plant Production Manager
USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center
3415 NE Granger Ave
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
(541) 757-4812 ext 103
(541) 757-4733 (fax)
amy.bartow@or.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/orpmc
Family Scientific Name: Apiaceae
Family Common Name: Carrot
Scientific Name: Sanicula arctopoides
Common Synonym: sanicula X howellii
Common Name: footsteps of spring
Species Code: SAAR
Ecotype: Coastal ecotype from Clatsop Co, OR
General Distribution: This plant is found growing in California, Washington and Oregon as well as far western Canada specifically in coastal bluffs and lowland areas.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: stubby containers
Time To Grow: Weeks
Target Specifications: Well-developed crowns, roots and rhizomes filling soil profile in container.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Sanicula artopoides seeds germinate only after a warm treatment followed by a cold treatment to break dormancy. This is further improved if there is a period of warmth before the cold treatment. Our data showed 0% germination when the seeds went directly to the warm treatment but once those same seeds were placed in the cold treatment (35 degrees F) for 90 days and again placed in the warm growth box (75 degree F) this number shot up to 85% overall germination.

Citation:

2014. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Sanicula arctopoides plants stubby containers; USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/01). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.