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Juncus (filiformis)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com
Family Scientific Name: Juncaceae
Family Common Name: Rush family
Scientific Name: Juncus filiformis L.
Common Name: Thread rush
Species Code: JUNFIL
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 270 days. Seeds germinate at alternating temperatures of 30/20 C in the presence of light.
References: Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p.
Shipley and Parent 1991. Germination responses in 64 wetland species in relation to seed size, minimum time to reproduction and seedling relative growth rate. Func. Ecology. 5, 111-118.
Richards 1943. Biological Flora of the British Isles: Juncus filiformis L. J. Ecology 31, 60-65.

Citation:

Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Juncus filiformis 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.