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Festuca (roemeri)

Keli Kuykendall
Native Seed Network
227 SW 6th
Corvallis, Oregon 97333
541.753.3099
541.753.3098 (fax)
keli@peak.org
www.arborday.org

Family Scientific Name: Poaceae
Family Common Name: Grass
Scientific Name: Festuca roemeri (Pavlick) EB Alexeev
Common Synonym: Festuca idahoensis Elmer (misapplied)
Common Name: Roemer's fescue
General Distribution: Western Washington and Western Oregon
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Average viability was 64%. TZ tests were a good tool for testing viability.
Propagule Processing: Seed cleaning protocols need to be developed. Source seed is very unclean and tedious to clean. A precision blowing study is needed to determine the suitable blowing point to get rid of the light weight contaminants.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Prechilling seeds for 14 days at 10C followed by germinating seeds at alternating temperatures of 15/25 C using 0.2% KNO3 in moistening substratum

Citation:

2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Festuca roemeri (Pavlick) EB Alexeev plants Native Seed Network Corvallis, Oregon. 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.