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Luzula pilosa

Hairy Wood-rush

Family JuncaceaeGenus Luzula

A tiny rush flower opened wide, its six brown-edged tepals spread around a green ovary, with three feathery styles reaching out.
FlowerKrzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0

About the plant

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

Habit
perennial or rhizomatous geophytePlants of the World Online
Flower
BrownRead from the photograph on this page
Native range
Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium 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; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 9, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on March 8, 2025.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 730 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

about 2 years from start to sowing. Then 28 days to germinate.

42% germination in 7–28 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Luzula p. 55Public domain
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Luzula (Juncaceae). Seeds of the following three species had been DS about 8 m. L luzuloides and L. pilosa germ. 70L(42% in 1-4 w), 70D(16% in 5-7 w), and 40- 70D(none) suggesting that light promoted germination somewhat, and that possibly the light effect was disappearing on DS. All three failed to germinate a single seed in 70 GA-3. Seeds of all three were dead after 2 y DS.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Luzula p. 55. 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, 1996

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around February 16, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on February 15, 2025.

  1. Dry storage

    Duration: 730 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

about 2 years from start to sowing. Then 49 days to germinate.

16% germination in 35–49 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Luzula p. 55Public domain
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Luzula (Juncaceae). Seeds of the following three species had been DS about 8 m. L luzuloides and L. pilosa germ. 70L(42% in 1-4 w), 70D(16% in 5-7 w), and 40- 70D(none) suggesting that light promoted germination somewhat, and that possibly the light effect was disappearing on DS. All three failed to germinate a single seed in 70 GA-3. Seeds of all three were dead after 2 y DS.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Luzula p. 55. 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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