Protocol Information

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225

Family Scientific Name:	Ericaceae
Family Common Name:	Heath family
Scientific Name:	Cassiope tetragona (L.) D. Donn.
Common Name:	White arctic mountain heather
Species Code:	CASTET
General Distribution:	C. tetragona is found from Alaska south to northern Washington and Glacier National park, Montana.
Propagation Goal:	Plants
Propagation Method:	Seed
Product Type:	Container (plug)
Propagule Processing:	Seeds aere non dormant.
Pre-Planting Treatments:	Germination occurs at 22 C.
References:	Bliss, L. C. (1958). Seed germination in arctic and alpine species. Arctic 11, 180-188. 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, Carol C.; Baskin, Jerry M. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of container Cassiope tetragona (L.) D. Donn. plants; University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org (accessed 3 September 2010). Moscow (ID): University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources, Forest Research Nursery.