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Portulaca pilosa

Kiss Me Quick · Chisme · Hairy-pigweed

Family PortulacaceaeGenus Portulaca

A sprawling mat of fleshy needle-shaped leaves on red stems, with two small magenta flowers, spreading over coarse sandy rock.
The whole plantForest & Kim StarrCC BY 3.0

About the plant

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

Habit
annual or biennialPlants of the World Online
Habit
Annual, Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Flower
Dark pink, purpleFlora of North America
Native range
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia 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; Flora of North America — Flora of North America Editorial Committee; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Gibberellic acid soak

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 6 days to germinate.

50% germination in 4–6 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Portulaca p. 67Public domain
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Portulaca (Portulacaceae). P. mundula germ. 70 GA-3(3/6 in 4-6 d) and 70D(none) (KR).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Portulaca p. 67. 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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