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Xerophyllum asphodeloides

Eastern Turkeybeard

Family MelanthiaceaeGenus Xerophyllum

About the plant

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

Habit
Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Native range
Native to the lower 48 statesPLANTS Database
Note
Dry storage killed the seed, and every treatment but sowing outdoors gave under 10%.Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed.

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno.

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow outdoors and leave it

    Up in March and April.

No stated waiting before sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

62% germination.

62% outdoors, up in March and April. Everything else Deno tried came in under 10%, and dry storage killed the seed outright.

This source doesn't state how long.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, XerophyllumPublic domain
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Xerophyllum (Liliaceae). X. asphodeloides germ. 62% in March and April in outdoor treatment. All other treatments germ. under 10% and DS seed was dead. Light did not promote germination.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Xerophyllum. 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.