National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation

1111 South Mason

Fort Collins, CO 80521-4500

\(970\) 495-3200

\(970\) 221-1427 fax

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[Institutional Information]{.underline}

Name of Participating Institution
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Name and address of designated curator
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Telephone Number (\_\_\_\_)
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[Taxonomic and Species Information]{.underline}

Scientific Name
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Common Name(s)
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[Information on Shipment]{.underline}

Approximate number of seeds enclosed
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(maximum 3,000 seeds)

Date Collected
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Institutional Accession Number (identifier)
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Seed condition (check appropriate items) \_\_\_\_\_ Cleaned \_\_\_\_\_
Dried using a desiccant

Approximate seed moisture
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\_\_\_\_ Other (explain)
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[Biological Information]{.underline}

Growth Habit (check appropriate items)

\_\_\_\_ Annual (\_\_\_\_Spring \_\_\_\_Winter \_\_\_\_Facultative)

\_\_\_\_ Biennial or short-lived perennial \_\_\_\_Perennial

\_\_\_\_ Herbaceous \_\_\_\_ Woody

Reproductive Habit (check appropriate items)

\_\_\_\_ Outcrosser (\_\_\_\_Obligate \_\_\_\_Non-obligate)

\_\_\_\_ Self-fertilizing

\_\_\_\_ Clonal (primarily vegetative reproduction)

\_\_\_\_ Unknown Comments:
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Wild Habitat

\_\_\_\_ Aquatic (\_\_\_\_Roots submerged all/most of the year
\_\_\_\_vernal pool

\_\_\_\_Other (explain)
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\_\_\_\_Moist to Mesic

\_\_\_\_Arid

[Germination Information from Participating Institutions]{.underline}

Percent germination
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tested \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date of beginning of germination test \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Number of days
until first germination \_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Briefly explain condition of seeds, e.g. length and condition of storage
before germination test was performed.

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Conditions used for germination, e.g. temperature, germination media,
daylength (or time of year), moisture.

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If no germination test data is available, describe month(s) and
conditions of observed germination in wild habitats.
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**All material will be equilibrated for 3-4 weeks at 5°C and 25%
relative humidity prior to storage at\
-18°C.**

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Signature Date Shipped