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Sporobolus (compositus var. compositus)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com
Family Scientific Name: Poaceae
Family Common Name: Grass family
Scientific Name: Sporobolus compositus var. compositus (Michx.) Kunth.
Common Name: Rough dropseed
Species Code: SPOASP
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Pre-Planting Treatments: Pretreatment with potassium nitrate resulted in 39% germination.
References: Toole,1941.Table 10.23 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, AcademicPress, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458.

Citation:

Baskin, Carol J.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Sporobolus compositus var. compositus (Michx.) Kunth. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/02/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.