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Minuartia (glabra)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
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Family Scientific Name: Caryophyllaceae
Family Common Name: Pink family
Scientific Name: Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf.
Common Synonym: Arenaria glabra Michx.
Common Name: Appalchian stitchwort
Species Code: MINGLA
General Distribution: M. glabra is found in the southeasterb United States.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are warm stratified and germinate at 15/6 C. Germination is greater in light than dark.
References: Baskin, J. M. and Baskin, C. C. (1982a). Germination ecophysiology of Arenaria glabra, a winter annual of sandstone and granite outcrops of southeastern United States. Amer. J. Bot. 69, 973-978.
In:Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.20 Chapter 10 In: Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press, 1998. 666 pages.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. 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.