Sylvan Seeds is a dataset of seed germination ecology for the temperate broadleaf and mixed forest biome of the northern hemisphere. It contains data on >300 plant species, obtained from >600 published references. The data is in the form of germination proportions recorded under experimental combinations of temperature, light, scarification and stratification.

The following materials are available in this repository:

• The dataset file itself is .csv format
• The Sylvan Seeds shiny app for visualizing the dataset
• The data paper describing the collection and fields of the dataset, which is in preparation.

Please cite the dataset as CITATION