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Ericameria (nauseosa)

Jim Barner
Seed Extractory Manager
USDA FS - R6 Bend Seed Extractory
63095 Deschutes Market Rd.
Bend, Oregon 97701
541-383-5481
541-383-5498 (fax)
jbarner@fs.fed.us
http://fsweb-ochdes.r6.fs.fed.us/seedextractory/ex
Family Scientific Name: Asteraceae
Family Common Name: Aster family
Scientific Name: Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L. Nesom & Baird consimilis (Greene) G.L. Nesom & Baird var. oreophila (A. Nelson) G.L. Nesom & Baird
Common Name: Rubber rabbitbrush
Species Code: ERNAO
Ecotype: BLM, Seeds of Success: USFS land, Toiyabe National Forest, Mohawk Canyon, Nye County, Nevada: 6000 ft. elevation
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0 Weeks
Propagule Collection: Small lot, 3.53 pounds, hand collected into paper bags.
Propagule Processing: METHOD OF CLEANING: Seed cleaned using a Westrup Model LA-H laboratory brush machine with a #40 mantel, at a speed of 3, to remove seed from flower heads. Lot was then air-screened, to remove remaining nonviable seed and inert material, using a office Clipper, with a top screen: #9 triangle and a bottom screen: blank (2nd run, #5 triangle), low speed, medium to high air. Number of Seeds per Pound: 986,000, Purity: 55%, X-Ray 100 Seeds: 85% Filled, TZ: 96% (Oregon State University Seed Laboratory Analysis)
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: Storage: Cold Storage, 33-38 Degrees Fahrenheit
Other Comments: Not a typical lot, lot contained an excessive amount of inert material similar in size and weight to seed.

Citation:

Barner, Jim. 2009. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L. Nesom & Baird seeds USDA FS - R6 Bend Seed Extractory Bend, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/06/14). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.