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Talinum (parviflorum)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com

Family Scientific Name: Portulacaceae
Family Common Name: Bitteroot family
Scientific Name: Talinum parviflorum Nutt.
Common Name: Prairie fameflower
Species Code: TALPAR
General Distribution: T. parviflorum is found from Minnesota and North Dakota south through the Great plains to Texas; east to Arkansas and west to Arizona. It grows in sandy, acidic soils.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification.
Germination occurs at 30D/15N C alternating temperature cycle.
Light is required for germination.
References: Baskin and Baskin,unpublished.Table10.20 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998.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) Talinum parviflorum Nutt. 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.