Silene (acaulis)
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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: | Caryophyllaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Pink family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Silene acaulis L. | ||
| Common Name: | Moss campion | ||
| Species Code: | SILACA | ||
| General Distribution: | S. acaulis is a circumpolar species found south in North America to Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: | Germination occurs at 23 C. Germination was greater in light than dark. | ||
| References: |
Bliss, L. C. (1958). Seed germination in arctic and alpine species. Arctic 11, 180-188. Bianco, J. and Bulard, C. (1976). Effet de la stratification sur la germination des graines de Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. ssp exscapa (All.) J. Braun et ssp. longiscapa (Kern.) Hayek. C. R. Acad. Sc.Paris 283 D, 1489-1491. Table 10.33 In: 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) Silene acaulis L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/02/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
