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Myrrhis odorata

Anise · Cicely · Garden Myrrh

Family ApiaceaeGenus Myrrhis

Flat clusters of small white flowers above soft, finely divided fern-like leaves
FloweragujaceratopsCC BY 4.0
A plate of a tall umbellifer: flat white flower heads above finely cut fern-like leaves, with a long ribbed seed and a stem section drawn beside it.
IllustrationUnknownPublic domain

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
Creamy-whiteWikipedia
Native range
Albania, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen. 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; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Wikipedia — Wikipedia contributors; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Worth knowing

  • Sweet cicely smells strongly of aniseed when crushed. It is the only species in its genus; Myrrhis comes from the Greek name of an aromatic oil. Wikipedia: Cicely

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow outdoors and leave it

No stated waiting before sowing.

100% germination.

This source doesn't state how long step 1 lasts.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Myrrhis p. 180Public domain
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Myrrhis (Apiaceae). M. odorata germ. 100% in outdoor treatment with germination occurring in April. None germ in all other treatments. Light or GA-3 did not initiate germination. Seed that had been DS 6.m at 70 and placed outdoors in February did not germinate until 13 m later in March, but germination was 90%. This indicates that oscillating temperatures are required in fall as well as spring.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Myrrhis p. 180. 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.

Germination trials

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