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Linum kingii

King's Flax · King's Yellow Flax

Family LinaceaeGenus Linum

A low yellow-flowered shrublet rooted in cracked white limestone, junipers on the ridge behind
The whole plantMary WinterCC0

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/herb, SubshrubPLANTS Database
Flower
Bright yellowFlora of North America
Native range
Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, 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. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 77 days to germinate.

25% germination in 77 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Linum p. 171Public domain
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Linum (Unaceae). The yellow flowered Linums centering around L. kingii germ. 70(1/4 in 11th w) and 40(1/1 in 5th w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Linum p. 171. 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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