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Jaumea (carnosa)

Betty Young
Nurseries Sr Manager
Bldg 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
415-331-6917
415-331-7521 (fax)
byoung@ggnpa.org

Family Scientific Name: Asteraceae
Family Common Name: Sunflower Family
Scientific Name: Jaumea carnosa (Less.) Gray
Common Name: Marsh Jaumea
Species Code: JAUCAR
Ecotype: Presidio, California
General Distribution: J. carnosa is found in marshy and moist places near the coast from Lower California and the Channel Islands north to the Puget Sound, Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: Treeband #5
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Height: N/A<br> Caliper: N/A<br> Root System: Firm plug in container.
Propagule Collection: Seeds are collected between September 9th and November 11th.
Mature inflorescences are brown.
Seeds are linear achenes with longitudal stripes and are elliptical and brown at maturity.
Propagule Processing: Seed Cleaning:Rub seeds over Sieve No. 12; store with perlite to remove moisture.
Storage Conditions: Seeds are kept dry and stored at room temperature.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Soak seeds in fresh water and stratify for 15 days.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Sowing Method: Transplanting Germinants.
Seeds are sown in flats containing Sunshine Mix #4 Aggregate Plus (peat moss, perlite, major and minor nutrients, gypsum, and dolomitic lime).
Seeds are mixed with media to sow and are covered.
Flats are watered in with an automatic mist and irrigation system.
% Germination:82%
Establishment Phase: Seeds germinate 15 days after sowing.
Seedlings are transplanted 15 days after germination to individual containers 2"x2"x5" (Treeband 5) containing standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand.
References: A California Flora and Supplement, Munz, P., University of California Press, Berkeley and London, 1973.

Citation:

Young, Betty. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Jaumea carnosa (Less.) Gray plants Treeband #5; San Francisco, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/02). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.