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Urtica membranacea

Mediterranean Nettle

Family UrticaceaeGenus Urtica

Long drooping strings of tiny green flower clusters hanging from the stem tips of a nettle, among coarsely toothed leaves.
FlowerAriel PalmonCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

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

Habit
annualPlants of the World Online
Native range
Desertas, Madeira, Porto Santo island, Portugal Continental, SelvagensGBIF 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; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing.

0% germination.

Nothing germinated at 70.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Urtica p. 84Public domain
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Urtica (Urticaceae). U. membranacea DS 8 m germ. a single seed in 3rd w at 40 and none in 70D, 70L, or 70 GA-3. None germ. when DS 20 m. A more viable sample is needed.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Urtica p. 84. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record; 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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