Festuca (ovina)
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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: | Festuca ovina L. | ||
| Common Name: | Sheep fescue | ||
| Species Code: | FESOVI | ||
| General Distribution: | F. ovina is a circumboreal species occuring throughout North America. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: | Seed dormancy is physiological dormancy. | ||
| Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops: |
Germination occurs at 20D/10N C and 20/15 C alternating temperature cycle. In another study, germination occurs at 25C following a 14 day cold moist stratfication period. |
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| References: |
Young, J. A., Evans, R. A., Raguse, C. A. and Larson, J. R. (1981). Germinable seeds and periodicity of germination in annual grasslands. Hilgardia 49, 1-37. Linnington, S., Bean, E. W. and Tyler, B. F. (1979). The effects of temperature upon seed germination in Festuca pratensis var. apennina. J. Appl. Ecol. 16, 933-938. Table 10.28 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) Festuca ovina L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/28). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
