Papaver (californicum)
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Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
| Family Scientific Name: | Papaveraceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Poppy family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Papaver californicum Gray | ||
| Common Synonym: | Papaver lemmonii Greene | ||
| Common Name: | Western poppy | ||
| Species Code: | PAPCAL | ||
| General Distribution: | P. californicum is found within mattoral vegetation association of California. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seeds exhibit morpho-physiological dormancy. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: |
Seeds germinate at 23 C. Seeds were dry stored for an unspecified period of time in which the embryo afterripened prior to germination. Seed germination is stimulated by the presence of charred wood or aqueous extracts of it: 89% increase in germination as compared to control. |
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| References: |
Keeley, J. E. (1987). Role of fire in seed germination of woody taxa in California chaparral. Ecology 68, 434-443. Keeley, J. E. and Keeley, S. C. (1987). Role of fire in the germination of chaparral herbs and suffrutescents. Madrono 34, 240-249. In: Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.2,10.6 Chapter 10. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press, 1998. 666 pages. |
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Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Papaver californicum Gray plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/02/25). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
