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Propagation protocol for ratroot (Acorus americanus)

Ann Smreciu, Stephanie Wood, Kimberly Gould and Barry Wood
Native Plants Journal, September 2014, 15 (3) 219-222; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.15.3.219
Ann Smreciu
Wild Rose Consulting Inc, 15109 - 77 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5R 1L4
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Ratroot, or Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf. (Acoraceae), can be propagated from seed harvested from natural sites in northeastern Alberta. Light is required for germination, and germination is most successful at warm temperatures (15/25 °C). Seedlings can be quickly (< 4 mo) and easily produced under greenhouse conditions. Additionally, elongating rhizomes (either from wild harvest or greenhouse production) can be successfully divided to multiply plants and to produce larger stock. Ratroot is found in many wetlands throughout northern Alberta and is an important medicinal plant for Aboriginal peoples.

  • rhizome division
  • germination
  • Aboriginal peoples
  • container seedlings
  • aquatic plant
  • oil sands
  • Acoraceae
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  • © 2014 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
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Ann Smreciu, Stephanie Wood, Kimberly Gould, Barry Wood
Native Plants Journal Sep 2014, 15 (3) 219-222; DOI: 10.3368/npj.15.3.219

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Propagation protocol for ratroot (Acorus americanus)
Ann Smreciu, Stephanie Wood, Kimberly Gould, Barry Wood
Native Plants Journal Sep 2014, 15 (3) 219-222; DOI: 10.3368/npj.15.3.219
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  • container seedlings
  • aquatic plant
  • oil sands
  • Acoraceae
  • ITIS (2014)
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