Koeleria (macrantha)
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: | Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schultes | ||
Common Synonym: | Koeleria cristata Pers. | ||
Common Name: | Prairie junegrass | ||
Species Code: | KOEMAC | ||
General Distribution: | K. macrantha is a cricumboreal species found in short grass prairies in North America; from British Columbia to northern Mexico and east to Ontario and Maine and south to Texas. | ||
Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
Propagation Method: | seed | ||
ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
Propagule Processing: | Seeds are non dormant. | ||
Pre-Planting Treatments: | Germination occurs at 18 C. | ||
References: |
Ashby, W. C. and Hellmers, H. (1955). Temperature requirements for germination in relation to wild-land seeding. J. Range Manage. 8, 80-83. Table 10.25 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. |
Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schultes 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.