Phleum (alpinum)
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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: | Phleum alpinum L. | ||
| Common Name: | Alpine timothy | ||
| Species Code: | PHLALP | ||
| General Distribution: | P. alpinum is a circumboreal species and is found in subalpine and alpine meadows from Alaska to Newfoundland, south at high elevations throughout western North America to South America. | ||
| 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 22 C and 17/12 C alternating temperature cycle. | ||
| References: |
Bliss, L. C. (1958). Seed germination in arctic and alpine species. Arctic 11, 180-188. McDonough, W. T. (1969). Effective treatments for the induction of germination in mountain rangeland species. Northw. Sci. 43, 18-22. 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) Phleum alpinum L. 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.
