Forest Germander,
Rock Germander
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.
Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Northern Flinders (FLB05) | Flinders Lofty Block | Vulnerable (IUCN: VU D2) |
Mann-Musgrave Block (CER01) | Central Ranges | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [probably stable pop.] |
Common names
Forest Germander
Rock Germander
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: North Western, Flinders Ranges
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | BGA MSB | 17,700 (23.2 g) 16,000 (21 g) | 35 | 20-Dec-2012 | KHB702 Flinders Ranges | 27-Feb-2014 | 85% | +5°C, -18°C |
BGA | 350 (0.42 g) | 4 | 1-Sep-2012 | KHB701 Flinders Ranges | 27-Feb-2014 | 86% | -18°C |
BGA | 3,200 (3.74 g) | 20+ | 30-Nov-2013 | DJD2876 North Western | 24-Mar-2015 | 96% | +5°C, -18°C |
BGA | 28,100 (47.120 g) | 25+ | 5-Dec-2022 | DJD4153 Flinders Ranges | 20-Jun-2023 | 90% | -18°C, -80°C |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.
Germination table:
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Date | Result | T0 | T50 | Pre-treatment | Germination medium | Incubator: Photoperiod / Thermoperiod |
Jul-14 | 96% | 14 | 14 |
30% hydrogen peroxide 10 min, water rinse; moist filter paper; Incubated under spring/autumn conditions |
Jul-14 | 92% | 14 | 14 |
30% hydrogen peroxide 10 min, water rinse; moist filter paper; Incubated under spring/autumn conditions |
May-13 | 80% | 7 | 7 |
250 mg/L gibberellic acid 48 h; 1% agar; 12/12; / 20°C |
May-13 | 74% | 14 | 14 |
1% agar; 12/12; / 20°C |
Result: Maximum percentage of germination observed.
T0: Number of days before first germinant observed.
T50: Number of days to achieve 50% germination.
Pre-treatment: The initial treatment that the seeds received prior to placement on germination media.
Germination medium: The substrate that seeds were placed on for the duration of the germination experiment.
Incubator conditions:
Photoperiod: The duration of light exposure that the seeds were subject to during a 24 hour period.
Thermoperiod: The constant or diurnal temperatures that seeds were subject to during a 24 hour period.
Winter conditions: 15°C 20 h (3am→11pm); 5°C 4 h (11pm→3am) / 10 h light (8am→6pm); 14 h dark (6pm→8am)
Spring/Autumn conditions: 22°C 12 h (8am→8pm); 10°C 12 h (8pm→8am) / 12 h light (8am→8pm); 12 h dark (8pm→8am)
Summer conditions: 30°C 14 h (6am→8pm); 15°C 10 h (8pm→6am) / 14 h light (6am→8pm); 10 h dark (8pm→6am)