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Nemophila (aphylla)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
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Family Scientific Name: Hydrophyllaceae
Family Common Name: Waterleaf family
Scientific Name: Nemophila aphylla (L.) Brummitt
Common Synonym: Nemophila microcalyx (Nutt.) Fisch. & C.A. Mey
Common Name: Smallflower baby blue eyes
Species Code: NEMAPH
General Distribution: N. aphylla is found within temperate deciduous forests of North America.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are warm stratified and germinate at 15/6 C. Germination was equal in light and dark.
References: Baskin, C. C., Baskin, J. M. and Chester, E. W. (1993a). Seed germination ecology of two mesic woodland winter annuals, Nemophila aphylla and Phacelia ranunculacea (Hydrophyllaceae). Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 120, 29-37.
In: Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.18 Chapter 10. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press, 1998. 666 pages.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Nemophila aphylla (L.) Brummitt 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.