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Alyssoides utriculata

Bladderpod · Greek Bladderpod

Family BrassicaceaeGenus Alyssoides

Bright yellow flowers scattered across a low mound of foliage
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About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
subshrubPlants of the World Online
Flower
YellowWikipedia
Native range
Albania, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen. and elsewhereGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Wikipedia — Wikipedia contributors; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Worth knowing

  • The only species in its genus. A second species, Alyssoides cretica, was moved to the genus Lutzia after molecular studies in 2008 and 2013. Wikipedia: Alyssoides

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 22, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: either

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 14 days to germinate.

60% germination in 14 days.

Light and GA-3 both made no difference.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Alyssoides p. 93Public domain
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Alyssoldes (Brassicaceae). A. utriculata germ. 70D(60% in the 2nd w) and 40(46% in 4-8 w). Light or GA-3 had no effect.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Alyssoides p. 93. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around February 8, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

Germination happens during step 1, in 56 days.

46% germination in 28–56 days.

Sowing at 70 is both faster and better.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Alyssoides p. 93Public domain
Show the original text
Alyssoldes (Brassicaceae). A. utriculata germ. 70D(60% in the 2nd w) and 40(46% in 4-8 w). Light or GA-3 had no effect.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Alyssoides p. 93. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

Germination trials

Readers’ own records of sowing this species, published after review. Share your trial · All trials

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