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Saxifraga (caespitosa)

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

Family Scientific Name: Saxifragaceae
Family Common Name: Saxifrage family
Scientific Name: Saxifraga caespitosa L.
Common Name: Tufted saxifrage
Species Code: SAXCAE
General Distribution: S. caespitosa is a circumpolar species found south through North America in Washington, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and northern Michigan.
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 12 C.
References: Bell, K. L. and Bliss, L. C. (1980). Plant reproduction in a high arctic environment. Arctic Alpine Res. 12, 1-10.
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.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Saxifraga caespitosa L. 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.