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Gaultheria hispida

Copperleaf Snowberry · Snow Berry

Family EricaceaeGenus Gaultheria

White berries tipped with pink star-shaped calyces, clustered on a reddish shoot
FruitSam GenasCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

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

Flower
WhiteWikipedia
Native range
TasmaniaGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

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

Sources: Wikipedia — Wikipedia contributors; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Worth knowing

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 49 days to germinate.

23% germination in 49 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Gaultheria p. 35Public domain
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Gaultheria (Ericaceae). G. hispida germ. 70D(20% in 1-7 w) and 70L(23% in 7th w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Gaultheria p. 35. 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 February 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 49 days to germinate.

20% germination in 7–49 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Gaultheria p. 35Public domain
Show the original text
Gaultheria (Ericaceae). G. hispida germ. 70D(20% in 1-7 w) and 70L(23% in 7th w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Gaultheria p. 35. 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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