Papaver (macounii)
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Alaska Plant Materials Center Alaska Plant Materials Center 5310 S. Bodenburg Spur Rd. Palmer, Alaska 99645 907-745-4469 907-746-1568 (fax) Don.Ross@alaska.gov http://www.plants.alaska.gov/ |
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| Family Scientific Name: | Papaveraceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Poppy family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Papaver macounii Greene discolor (Hult‚n) R„ndel ex D. F. Murray | ||
| Common Name: | Macoun's Poppy | ||
| Ecotype: | Dry slope south of Alaska Range near the Denali Hwy. | ||
| General Distribution: | Northwestern Northwest Territories and northern and central Yukon Territory west through most of Alaska except SE panhandle. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Target Specifications: | Multiple leaves, firm root plug. | ||
| Propagule Collection: | Capsules with seed are collected by hand when dry or nearly so. | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Collected seed is fairly clean and needs only a light screening to remove chaff. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: | No pretreatment necessary. | ||
| Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops: |
Some seed is Fall-sown in 10.5 in3 rootrainers with fac/up soil mix. These are overwintered where exposed to outside ambient temperatures. Also, cold-stored dry seed is sown in the Spring and placed in the greenhouse. | ||
| Establishment Phase: | Fall-sown seed containers are brought into the greenhouse in Spring. Germination was rapid in both the Fall-sown and Spring-sown containers. | ||
| References: | Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Vol. 3. New York and Oxford. | ||
Citation:
Moore, Nancy; Ross, Donald. 2004. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Papaver macounii Greene plants Alaska Plant Materials Center Palmer, Alaska. 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.
