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Latin name, Scientific Authority 

Alternate Common Name(s): text

Scientific Synonym(s): text

Family: ‌Text

Functional Group: text

Description 

Life cycle and growth form

Xxxxxxx

Height: X - X ft  

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Leaves and stem

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Xxxxx

Flower, fruit and seedhead

Flower: xxx

Fruit/seedhead: xxxx

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Seed

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Seed characteristics 

Seed weight: [seeds per ounce, 1000 seed weight]

Description: [shape, length, color, attached structures]

Typical seed test 

PLS: %

Purity: %

Germination: %

Dormancy: %

(average of XX tests of purchased seed lots)

Habitat and range

‌Habitat: [soils, sun exposure, preferred conditions for seed production]

Conservation status: xxx 

‌[BONAP Map]

 

General Comments

[Important ecological, ethnobotanical, economic characteristics, or other, not covered in botanical description above]

 

Recommendations for Seed Production 

Establishment for seed production

‌Direct seeding

*We do not have experience with direct seeding this species for seed production.

Seeding rate: xxx

Row spacing: xxx

Seeding time: xxx

Weed control: xxx

‌Greenhouse

Seed pre-treatment: xxx

Sowing: xxx

Transplanting: xxx

Note: xxx

Stand management

Weeds: xxx

Pests: xxx

Diseases: xxx

Soil moisture: xxx

Seed production

Yield graph - Andropogon gerardiiFirst harvest: xxx

Yield: xxx

Stand life: xxx

Flowering date: xxx

Seed maturity: xxx

Harvest date range at TPC (20xx-20xx): xxx

Recommended harvest method: xxx

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Seed cleaning and storage

Cleaning process: xxx

Seed storage: xxx

 

Released Germplasm 

Source Identified material: Text, delete if none.

[Accession map if available, 700px middle aligned]

NRCS release(s): Text, delete if none.

Cultivated varietie(s): Text, delete if none.

 

References

 

Species Guide Updated 0/0/2024