RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Propagation protocol for ratroot (<em>Acorus americanus</em>)
JF Native Plants Journal
JO NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 219
OP 222
DO 10.3368/npj.15.3.219
VO 15
IS 3
A1 Smreciu, Ann
A1 Wood, Stephanie
A1 Gould, Kimberly
A1 Wood, Barry
YR 2014
UL http://npj.uwpress.org/content/15/3/219.abstract
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.