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Solidago spathulata

Mt. Albert Goldenrod · Spikelike Goldenrod · Coast Goldenrod

Family AsteraceaeGenus Solidago

A rosette of small spoon-shaped leaves with fine toothed tips, pressed against gritty ground among last year's dead leaves.
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About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Flower
YellowWikipedia
Native range
California, OregonGBIF 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; Wikipedia — Wikipedia contributors; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

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

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

Germination happens during step 1, in 84 days.

100% germination in 49–84 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Solidago p. 216Public domain
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Solidago (Asteraceae). S. spathulata germ. 70(100% in 3-9 d) and 40(100% in 7-12 w). It is likely that DS was beneficial if not necessary.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Solidago p. 216. 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, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 27, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 9 days to germinate.

100% germination in 3–9 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Solidago p. 216Public domain
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Solidago (Asteraceae). S. spathulata germ. 70(100% in 3-9 d) and 40(100% in 7-12 w). It is likely that DS was beneficial if not necessary.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Solidago p. 216. 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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