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Eleocharis (coloradoensis)

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 coloradoensis (Britt.) Gilly
Common Name: Colorado spikerush
Species Code: ELECOL
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 warm stratified for 21 days. Seeds germinate at 22C.
References: Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p.
Yeo and Thurston, 1979. Survival of seed and tubers of dwarf spikerush (Eleocharis coloradoensis)after exposure to extreme temperatures. Weed Science 27, 434-436.

Citation:

Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Eleocharis coloradoensis (Britt.) Gilly plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/09/18). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.