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Polygonum (amphibium)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com
Family Scientific Name: Polygonaceae
Family Common Name: Knot weed Family
Scientific Name: Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.
Common Synonym: Polygonum coccineum Muhl. ex Willd.
Common Name: Water knot weed
Species Code: POLAMB
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were cold stratified for 147 days. Seeds germinate at alternating temperatures of 30/20 C.
References: Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p.
Justice 1944. Viability and dormancy in seeds of Polygonum amphibium, P. coccineum, and P. hydropiperoides. American Journal of Botany 31, 369-377.

Citation:

Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Polygonum amphibium 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.