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Bupleurum ranunculoides

Crowfoot-leaved Hare's-ear

Family ApiaceaeGenus Bupleurum

Green seed heads sitting on rosettes of broad pale bracts, the ripening fruits paired and turning brown
Fruit"pastilletes"/Joan Simon, Barcelona, EspañaCC BY-SA 2.0

About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Native range
Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Italy 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; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 56 days to germinate.

56% germination in 56 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Bupleurum p. 20Public domain
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Bupleurum (Apiaceae). The three species were received in Feb. and presumably had been DS about 6 m. An additional 1 y of DS at 70 was fatal for B. ranunculoides germ. 70D(56% in 3^8 w) and 40-70D(21% in 1-6 w). Light blocked the germination at 70.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Bupleurum p. 20. 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, 1998

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around November 24, 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 Light: dark

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 42 days.

21% germination in 7–42 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Bupleurum p. 20Public domain
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Bupleurum (Apiaceae). The three species were received in Feb. and presumably had been DS about 6 m. An additional 1 y of DS at 70 was fatal for B. ranunculoides germ. 70D(56% in 3^8 w) and 40-70D(21% in 1-6 w). Light blocked the germination at 70.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Bupleurum p. 20. 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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