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Carex (gynodynama)

Amy Bartow
Seed and Plant Production Manager
USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center
3415 NE Granger Ave
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
(541) 757-4812 ext 103
(541) 757-4733 (fax)
amy.bartow@or.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/orpmc

Family Scientific Name: Cyperaceae
Family Common Name: sedge family
Scientific Name: Carex gynodynama
Common Synonym: Carex blankinshipii
Common Name: wonder-woman sedge
Species Code: CAGY3
Ecotype: seeds collected from Douglas Co, Oregon
General Distribution: This plant can be found in both Oregon and California.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: Weeks
Target Specifications: Well-developed crowns, roots and rhizomes filling soil profile in container.
Pre-Planting Treatments: This seed needs 90 days of cool/moist (38F) stratification in order to break dormancy. Seeds that were not stratified and placed in a warm greenhouse only showed 2% germination. Seeds that were exposed to 90 days of c/m stratification showed 90% germination.

Citation:

Bartow, Amy. 2015. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Carex gynodynama plants USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. 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.