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Time that must pass after germination for Fritillaria species to flower

Range	~5 - 6 years
Organism	Plants
Reference	Bennett MD. Nuclear DNA content and minimum generation time in herbaceous plants. Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 1972 Jun 6 181(1063):109-35. p.109 4th paraagraphPubMed ID4403285
Primary Source	Beck, C. 1953 fritillaries London: Faber and Faber.
Comments	P.109 4th paragraph: "There is a considerable variation in life-cycle time between species of herbaceous higher plants. While some annual species like Senecio vulgaris or Stellaria media can complete a life cycle in just 5 or 6 weeks (BNID 114310), some perennial species have life cycles of several years duration. For example, Fritillaria species cannot flower until about 5 or 6 years after germination (primary source)."
Entered by	Uri M
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