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Cherleria laricifolia

Larch-leaf Sandwort

Family CaryophyllaceaeGenus Cherleria

A white flower of five veined petals around a green center, on a thin stem with a round bud above it.
FlowerMurielBendelCC 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
WhiteRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
France, Italy, Spain, SwitzerlandGBIF 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, 1993

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: either

No stated waiting before sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

90% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Minuartia p. 179Public domain
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Minuartia (Caryophyllaceae). M. laricifolia germ. 70(90% in 1-5 I) and .40(50% in 4-10 w)-70D(26% in 2-8 d). Light had no effect.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Minuartia p. 179. 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 January 25, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C Light: either

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

    26 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

Germination happens during step 1, in 70 days.

50% germination in 28–70 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Minuartia p. 179Public domain
Show the original text
Minuartia (Caryophyllaceae). M. laricifolia germ. 70(90% in 1-5 I) and .40(50% in 4-10 w)-70D(26% in 2-8 d). Light had no effect.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Minuartia p. 179. 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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