This maximises the chances for germination occurring in conditions where the plant will successfully germinate, establish and eventually reproduce.

A little girl in costume jewelry watches tiny plants germinate from the decaying head of an elephant.

Small seasonal riparian plants, grasses, and wildflowers germinate with the ephemeral "head start" of moisture.

The plant germinates in winter or early spring.

The plant is a summer annual and germinates from early summer to early fall, requiring warm soil.

The plant germinates in fall or late winter, then forms large mats of foliage.

By 1982 many plants had germinated or been grown from cuttings and different species of plants.

The plant germinates only during years of sufficient rainfall.

What is the lowest atmosphere (atmospheric) pressure that seeds and plants can germinate and survive in?

From this packet seven plants have germinated, belonging to at least two kinds of grasses.