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Research ArticlePropagation Protocol

Germination and propagation of Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm., a difficult-to-grow prairie species

David Sollenberger, Cathy Thomas and Louise Egerton-Warburton
Native Plants Journal, September 2022, 23 (3) 309-323; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.23.3.309
David Sollenberger
Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
Roles: Ecologist
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Cathy Thomas
Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
Roles: Plant Production Propagator
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Louise Egerton-Warburton
Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
Roles: Conservation Scientist, Soil and Mycorrhizal Ecology
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