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Drosera burkeana

Burks Sundew

Family DroseraceaeGenus Drosera

A flat rosette of red, spoon-shaped leaves covered in glistening sticky hairs, sitting in shallow water over mud
The whole plantTom FieldCC BY 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Native range
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Congo, DR Congo 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.

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing.

0% germination.

Nothing germinated at 70.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Drosera p. 40Public domain
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Drosera (Droseraceae). The effect of iight varied from no effect to promoting germination to being an absolute requirement for germination. Germination in 70 GA-3 was always poor and often zero. Except for D. burkeana germ. only in 70L and none in 70D. Seeds DS 8 m, 18 m, and 2 y germ. 8% in 2-4 w, 17% in 2-4 w, and 2% respectively. Note that seeds DS 18 m germ. best.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Drosera p. 40. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record; 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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