Propagation protocol for the endangered crenulate lead plant, Amorpha herbacea var. crenulata

Crenulate lead plant (Amorpha herbacea Walter var. crenulata (Rydberg) Isely [Fabaceae]) is a South Florida endemic that can be propagated sexually and asexually with success. We found that clean seeds (removed from pods) germinate best and can be frozen for storage. Softwood cuttings, treated with...

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Published inNative plants journal Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 89 - 93
Main Authors Roncal, J, Fisher, J.B, Fellows, M.Q.N, Wendelberger, K.S, Maschinski, J, Fidelibus, M.W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Madison Indiana University Press 01.04.2006
University of Wisconsin Press
Subjects
Amorpha
Biodiversity conservation
Endangered & extinct species
endangered species
Flowers & plants
Fruits
Germination
methodology
nursery stock
Perlite
Plant cuttings
Plant populations
Plant propagation
plant reproduction
Plant roots
planting
Plants
seed germination
Seed pods
seed storage
Seeds
symbiosis
vegetative propagation
vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae
Florida
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Summary:Crenulate lead plant (Amorpha herbacea Walter var. crenulata (Rydberg) Isely [Fabaceae]) is a South Florida endemic that can be propagated sexually and asexually with success. We found that clean seeds (removed from pods) germinate best and can be frozen for storage. Softwood cuttings, treated with rooting hormone and stuck in perlite under periodic misting, rooted well but sometimes transplanted poorly. Mature plants can be salvaged with success, but because the plants grow on rocky soils the process can be very labor intensive. Establishing new populations of this plant, using these propagation techniques, is another tool for protecting this species.
ISSN:1522-8339
1548-4785
DOI:10.2979/NPJ.2006.7.1.89