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Gentianopsis barbellata

Perennial Fringed-gentian · Perennial Fringed Gentian

Family GentianaceaeGenus Gentianopsis

Deep violet trumpet flowers with finely fringed lobe edges, opening together above dry grass
FlowerKenraizCC BY-SA 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Habit
Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Flower
Bright blue, deep blueFlora of North America
Native range
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, WyomingGBIF 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; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Flora of North America — Flora of North America Editorial Committee; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  3. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

    42 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

Germination happens during step 1; time not stated, 21 days assumed.

45% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Gentianella p. 148Public domain
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Gentianella (Gentianaceae). The splitting out of this genus and Gentianopsis from Gentiana has not been helpful as species have been shuttled around between the three genera. Light and GA-3 need to be tried. G. barbellata germ 70(45%)-40-70(42%). -
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Gentianella p. 148. 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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