Penstemon (canescens)
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Jill Barbour Germination Specialist USDA FS - National Seed Laboratory 5675 Riggins Mill Rd. Dry Branch, Georgia 31020 478-751-3553 478-751-4135 (fax) jbarbour@fs.fed.us www.nsl.fs.fed.us |
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| Family Scientific Name: | Scrophulariaceae | ||
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| Scientific Name: | Penstemon canescens | ||
| Common Name: | eastern gray beardtongue | ||
| Propagation Goal: | seeds | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: |
Seed heads were run through the Westrup Brush Machine using medium stiff brushes,a coarse shell (size 10 wire), at speed 11. Two seedlots were run 4 times through the machine, with one seedlot being run through the machine without the vacuum. The third seedlot was run through the machine two times. The seeds were aspirated at 0.01 inches of water column one time, 3 times, and 5 times. Seeds were cleaned with screen 16x16 twice and soil sieve 0.278 and 0.394 were used numerous times. Second seedlot was cleaned with a 42/1000" slotted screen. |
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Citation:
Barbour, Jill Ruby. 2007. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Penstemon canescens seeds USDA FS - National Seed Laboratory Dry Branch, Georgia. 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.
