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Schoenoplectus (tabernaemontani)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
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Family Scientific Name: Cyperaceae
Family Common Name: Sedge Family
Scientific Name: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla
Common Synonym: Scirpus validus Vahl.
Common Name: Soft Stem bulrush
Species Code: SCHTAB
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 180 days. Seeds germinate at temperatures of 30 to 32 C. Germination was greater in light than dark.
References: Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p.
Isley, 1944. A study of conditions that affect the germination of Scirpus seeds. Cornell Univer. Agricultural Experiment Station Mem. 257

Citation:

Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. 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.