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Luzula (campestris)

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: Juncaceae
Family Common Name: Rush family
Scientific Name: Luzula campestris (L.) DC
Common Synonym: Luzula comosa E. Meyer
Common Name: field woodrush
Species Code: LUCA2
Ecotype: Seeds were collected in Lane Co. near Eugene.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Collection: Entire seed heads are clipped from plants when seeds are mature. Plant material is left in an open greenhouse to dry.
Propagule Processing: Seed is cleaned using an airscreen machine.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine #1 (a soil-less peat-based media) amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Seeds need a brief cold period to germinate. Flats were left outside in fall.
Establishment Phase: Seedlings emerged quickly.
Active Growth Phase: Plants grew steady through out the winter and flowered in mid spring.
Hardening Phase: Plants were watered year-round and never went dormant.

Citation:

Bartow, Amy L. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Luzula campestris (L.) DC plants USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. 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.