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Potamogeton (epihydrus)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com
Family Scientific Name: Potamogetonaceae
Family Common Name: Pond Weed Family
Scientific Name: Potamogeton epihydrus Raf.
Common Name: Ribbon leaf pond weed
Species Code: POTEPI
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 150 days. Seeds were germinated at room temperatures.
References: Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. 666p.
Muenscher 1936. The germination of seeds of Potamogeton. Ann. Botany 50, 805-821.

Citation:

Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/02/24). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.