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Sanicula arctopoides

Bear's-foot Sanicle · Yellow Mats · Footsteps of Spring

Family ApiaceaeGenus Sanicula

Tight heads of tiny yellow flowers, each ringed by a rosette of yellow-green leafy bracts, low among grass.
FlowerEric HuntCC 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
Habit
Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Flower
YellowWikipedia
Native range
British Columbia, California, Oregon, WashingtonGBIF 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

  • Footsteps of spring survives in Canada at only eight sites on the south coast of British Columbia, where it is listed as vulnerable, and it is critically imperilled in Washington. Wikipedia: Sanicula arctopoides

This source reports 5 treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow outdoors and leave it

    Up in April.

No stated waiting before sowing.

100% germination.

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

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Sanicula p. 75Public domain
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Sanicula (Apiaceae). S. arctopoides germ. 100% in April in OT. All other treatments gave lower percentages. Seeds germ. 70D(7% in 3rd w), 70L(37% in 4-12 w), 70 GA-3(20% in 3-5 w), and 40(16%)-70(10%). DS for 6 m was fatal.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Sanicula p. 75. 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 Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around January 11, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 84 days to germinate.

37% germination in 28–84 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Sanicula p. 75Public domain
Show the original text
Sanicula (Apiaceae). S. arctopoides germ. 100% in April in OT. All other treatments gave lower percentages. Seeds germ. 70D(7% in 3rd w), 70L(37% in 4-12 w), 70 GA-3(20% in 3-5 w), and 40(16%)-70(10%). DS for 6 m was fatal.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Sanicula p. 75. 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, 1996

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 1, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Gibberellic acid soak

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 35 days to germinate.

20% germination in 21–35 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Sanicula p. 75Public domain
Show the original text
Sanicula (Apiaceae). S. arctopoides germ. 100% in April in OT. All other treatments gave lower percentages. Seeds germ. 70D(7% in 3rd w), 70L(37% in 4-12 w), 70 GA-3(20% in 3-5 w), and 40(16%)-70(10%). DS for 6 m was fatal.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Sanicula p. 75. 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 4

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

    10 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

Germination happens during step 1; time not stated, 21 days assumed.

16% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Sanicula p. 75Public domain
Show the original text
Sanicula (Apiaceae). S. arctopoides germ. 100% in April in OT. All other treatments gave lower percentages. Seeds germ. 70D(7% in 3rd w), 70L(37% in 4-12 w), 70 GA-3(20% in 3-5 w), and 40(16%)-70(10%). DS for 6 m was fatal.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Sanicula p. 75. 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 5

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Very high Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

7% germination in 21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Sanicula p. 75Public domain
Show the original text
Sanicula (Apiaceae). S. arctopoides germ. 100% in April in OT. All other treatments gave lower percentages. Seeds germ. 70D(7% in 3rd w), 70L(37% in 4-12 w), 70 GA-3(20% in 3-5 w), and 40(16%)-70(10%). DS for 6 m was fatal.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Sanicula p. 75. 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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