Habitat, seasonal temperature and collection year drive variable germination responses in the endangered plant <i>Harperocallis flava</i>.

ABSTRACT: Plant conservation programs strive to integrate information from various life-history stages of focal species when developing holistic recovery strategies. Therefore, in-depth knowledge of the seed-to-seedling transition, a crucial phase that begins with the germination process, provides key perspectives that support recovery. Analyses of seed functions (e.g. germination timing) and related traits (e.g. germination rate, temperature requirements, stress tolerance) in response to selective pressures (e.g. temperature) can fill key knowledge gaps for the seeds of most at-risk plants. Here, we investigated the germination ecology of Harperocallis flava, a rare, globally imperilled, federally and state endangered (government protected) species from Florida, USA. We tested the germinatio

SUBMITTER: Gardner AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12638294 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature