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Eleocharis (acicularis)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com
Family Scientific Name: Cyperaceae
Family Common Name: Sedge Family
Scientific Name: Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
Common Name: Needle spikerush
Species Code: ELEACI
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seed dormancy is physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were cold stratified for 90 days. Seeds germinated at 15 C.
References: Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p.
Yeo, 1986. Dormancy in slender spikerush seed.J.Aquatic Plant Mangement. 24, 11-16.

Citation:

Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/28). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.