Variability in Germination of Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small

Abstract

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Seeds, seed banks and wetlands

“…While backing up, one wheel ended up over the edge of the road, which did not seem too bad until, from a lower vantage point, we could look back up at the stranded vehicle and see how precariously it was balanced (I was not driving!). Contrary to other published reports at that time for other alpine species, the population from the highest elevation gave the best germination (Allessio, 1969). One of the more interesting observations to come from germinating seeds in soil in the greenhouse, was the form of the seedling.…”