Deschampsia (caespitosa)
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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: | Poaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Grass family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) Beauv. | ||
| Common Name: | Tufted hairgrass | ||
| Species Code: | DESCAE | ||
| General Distribution: | D. caespitosa is a circumboreal species found from Alaska to Greenland south to most of the United States and northern Mexico. It grows at all elevations. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: | Germination occurs at 20 C. Germination occurred equally well in light and dark. | ||
| References: |
Sayers, R. L. and Ward, R. T. (1966). Germination responses in alpine species. Bot. Gaz. 127, 11-16. Chambers, J. C., MacMahon, J. A. and Brown, R. W. (1987). Germination characteristics of alpine grasses and forbs: A comparison of early and late seral dominants with reclamation potential. Reclam. Reveg. Res. 6, 235-249. Kaye, T. N. (1997). Seed dormancy in high elevation plants: Implications for ecology and restoration. Pp. 115-120. T. N. Kaye, A. Liston, R. M. Love, D. L. Luoma, R. J. Meinke and M. V. Wilson (eds.). Conservation and management of native plants and fungi. Native Plant Society of Oregon. Corvallis. Table 10.33 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458. |
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Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) Beauv. 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.
