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Myriophyllum (spicatum)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com
Family Scientific Name: Haloragaceae
Family Common Name: Water Milfoil Family
Scientific Name: Myriophyllum spicatum L.
Common Name: Spiked water milfoil
Species Code: MYRSPI
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seed dormancy exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were cold stratified for 120 days. Seeds germinate at 20C. Germination was greater in light than in dark.
References: Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p.
Hartleb et al 1993.Environmental factors affecting seed production in Myriophyllm spicatum L. Aquatic Botany 45 15-25.

Citation:

Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Myriophyllum spicatum L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/02). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.