PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Smreciu, Ann AU - Wood, Stephanie AU - Gould, Kimberly AU - Wood, Barry TI - Propagation protocol for ratroot (<em>Acorus americanus</em>) AID - 10.3368/npj.15.3.219 DP - 2014 Sep 21 TA - Native Plants Journal PG - 219--222 VI - 15 IP - 3 4099 - http://npj.uwpress.org/content/15/3/219.short 4100 - http://npj.uwpress.org/content/15/3/219.full SO - NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL2014 Sep 21; 15 AB - 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 (&lt; 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.