Echinacea (angustifolia)
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Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
| Family Scientific Name: | Asteraceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Sunflower family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Echinacea angustifolia DC. | ||
| Common Name: | Black samsonconeflower | ||
| Species Code: | ECHANG | ||
| General Distribution: | E. angustifolia is found in the eastern half of the United states; ranging west to eastern Minnesota and Iowa. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 84 days.Germination occurs at 20D/10N C alternating temperature cycle.Germination was greater in light than dark. | ||
| References: |
Baskin, C. C., Baskin, J. M. and Hoffman, G. R. (1992). Seed dormancy in the prairie forb Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia (Asteraceae): Afterripening pattern during cold stratification. Int. J. Plant Sci. 153, 239-243. Table 10.22 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. |
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Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Echinacea angustifolia DC. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2026/04/27). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
