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Biscutella coronopifolia

Coronopus-leaved Buckler Mustard

Family BrassicaceaeGenus Biscutella

A tiny four-petalled pink flower on a wiry stalk, above thick gray-green leaves mottled with green, in dry ground.
FlowerSvencapoeiraCC BY-SA 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
subshrubPlants of the World Online
Flower
PinkRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
France, SpainGBIF 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; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

100% germination in 7–21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Biscutella p. 25Public domain
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Biscutella (Brassicaceae). B. coronopifolia germ. 70D(5/5 in 1-3 w) and 40- 70(1/5). Bftium. See Chenopodium.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Biscutella p. 25. 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, 1996

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 15, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2; time not stated, 21 days assumed.

20% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Biscutella p. 25Public domain
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Biscutella (Brassicaceae). B. coronopifolia germ. 70D(5/5 in 1-3 w) and 40- 70(1/5). Bftium. See Chenopodium.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Biscutella p. 25. 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.

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