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Papaver (macounii)

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/

Family Scientific Name: Papaveraceae
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 2024/07/02). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.