Alnus (incana)
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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: | Betulaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Birch Family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Alnus incana (L.) Moench tenuifolia (Nuttall) Breitung | ||
| Common Synonym: | Alnus incana (L.) Moench | ||
| Common Name: | Thin Leaf alder | ||
| Species Code: | ALNINC | ||
| General Distribution: |
A. incana ssp. tenuifolia is found along steam banks, lake shores, wet meadows, bog margins and muskegs; from 1000 to 3000 m elevation. It ranges from Alaska, N.W.T and Yukon,British Columbia,Alberta and Saksatchewan south throughout the western United States to California, Arizona and New Mexico. |
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| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seeds are non dormant. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: | No stratification is necessary. Seeds germinated at 30D/20N C alternating temperature cycle. | ||
| References: |
Schopmeyer, C. S. (1974b). Alnus B. Ehrh. Alder. Pp. 206-211. In: C. S. Schopmeyer (Tech. Coord.). Seeds of woody plants in the United States. USDA. Forest Service. Agriculture Handbook No. 450. 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) Alnus incana (L.) Moench plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/05/17). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
