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Rudbeckia (triloba)

Jill Barbour
Germination Specialist
USDA FS - National Seed Laboratory
5675 Riggins Mill Rd.
Dry Branch, Georgia 31020
478-751-3553
478-751-4135 (fax)
jbarbour@fs.fed.us
www.nsl.fs.fed.us

Family Scientific Name: Asteraceae
Scientific Name: Rudbeckia triloba
Common Name: browneyed susan
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Two seedlots were run through the Westrup Brush Machine once with medium stiff brushes, and a coarse shell (size 10 wire), at speed 11 to separate the seeds from the flowers. The seeds fell out of the bottom of the machine and the sticks came out of the chute. Seeds from both seedlots were aspirated twice at 0.01 inches of water column to remove the light trash. Seeds from one seedlot was further cleaned with a 6/64" round hole screen.

Citation:

Barbour, Jill Ruby. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Rudbeckia triloba seeds USDA FS - National Seed Laboratory Dry Branch, Georgia. 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.