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Gingidia montana

Mountain Carrot

Family ApiaceaeGenus Gingidia

A crowded flat umbel of tiny white flowers, each with notched petals, on fine green spokes.
FlowerChristopher StephensCC 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
Flower
WhiteRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand SouthGBIF 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.

Worth knowing

  • New Zealand aniseed, or koheriki, once grew across both main islands of New Zealand but is now quite rare in the North Island, because of heavy grazing by introduced animals. Wikipedia: Gingidia montana

This source reports three treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around July 2, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on July 1, 2026.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

about 6 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 98 days.

100% germination in 70–98 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Gingidium p. 36Public domain
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Gingidium (Apiaceae). G. montana DS 6 m germ. 70D-40(4/6 in 6-12 w), 70L(2/5 in 5-9 w)-40(1/5 in 10th w), and 40(6/6 in 10-14 w). Seeds DS 1 y rotted and were dead.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Gingidium p. 36. 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 Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around April 17, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on April 16, 2026.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

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

  3. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

about 9 months from start to step 3. Germination happens during step 3, in 84 days.

67% germination in 42–84 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Gingidium p. 36Public domain
Show the original text
Gingidium (Apiaceae). G. montana DS 6 m germ. 70D-40(4/6 in 6-12 w), 70L(2/5 in 5-9 w)-40(1/5 in 10th w), and 40(6/6 in 10-14 w). Seeds DS 1 y rotted and were dead.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Gingidium p. 36. 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 3

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around August 6, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on August 5, 2026.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 180 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

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

  3. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

    1/5 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 2 run on after germination.

about 6 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 63 days.

40% germination in 35–63 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Gingidium p. 36Public domain
Show the original text
Gingidium (Apiaceae). G. montana DS 6 m germ. 70D-40(4/6 in 6-12 w), 70L(2/5 in 5-9 w)-40(1/5 in 10th w), and 40(6/6 in 10-14 w). Seeds DS 1 y rotted and were dead.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Gingidium p. 36. 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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