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Phyllodoce (breweri)

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: Ericaceae
Family Common Name: heath
Scientific Name: Phyllodoce breweri
Common Synonym: Bryanthus breweri
Common Name: Purple mountainheath
Species Code: PHBR4
Ecotype: High elevation ecotype at Lassen National Park, Ca
General Distribution: This plant is known to grow in Nevada and California, mostly in wetland and subalpine field-type areas.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: stubby containers
Time To Grow: Weeks
Target Specifications: Well-developed crowns, roots and rhizomes filling soil profile of container
Pre-Planting Treatments: In our trials, Phyllodoce breweri seeds needed a cold period to break dormancy and we saw no germination when they were placed in our warm growth chamber (70F days and 50F nights). When treated with 60 days of cold (38F) beforehand there was a germination rate of 48% seen, higher than the 37% seen in the seeds kept solely in the cool treatment until germination.

Citation:

2014. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Phyllodoce breweri plants stubby containers; USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/02/24). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.