Trisetum (spicatum)
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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: | Trisetum spicatum L. | ||
| Common Name: | Alpine trisetum | ||
| Species Code: | TRISPI | ||
| General Distribution: | T. spicatum is a circumboreal species found throughout arctic and subarctic North America.It is found at high elevations through the mountain ranges of the western states. | ||
| 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 20D/3N C and 25D/20N C alternating temperature cycles. Germination was greater in light than in dark. | ||
| References: |
Pelton, J. (1956). A study of seed dormancy in eighteen species of high altitude Colorado plants. Butler Univ. Stud. Bot. 13, 74-84. Bliss, L. C. (1958). Seed germination in arctic and alpine species. Arctic 11, 180-188. Sayers, R. L. and Ward, R. T. (1966). Germination responses in alpine species. Bot. Gaz. 127, 11-16. 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) Trisetum spicatum L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/19). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
