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Ceanothus (crassifolius)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
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Family Scientific Name: Rhamnaceae
Family Common Name: Buckthorn family
Scientific Name: Ceanothus crassifolius Torr.
Common Name: Hoary leaf ceanothus
Species Code: CEACRA
General Distribution: C. crassifolius is found within mattoral vegetation association of California.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physical and physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds germinate under greenhouse temperatures.
In another study, seeds are treated with dry heat at 100 C for 60 minutes for increased germination.
References: Quick, C. R. (1959). Ceanothus seeds and seedlings on burns. Madrono 15, 79-81.
In: Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.2 Christianson and Muller, 1975. In: Table 10.3 Chapter 10. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press, 1998. 666 pages.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol J.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Ceanothus crassifolius Torr. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/01). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.