Tuberaria guttata, an herbaceous plant belonging to the Cistaceae family, occupies the Maamora forest bare spaces. It plays an important role in promoting fruiting of desert truffles, soil fertility, and also preventing erosion and desertification. This plant produces two categories of seeds that are distinguished by their size, weight, and color, as well as by their varying germination capacities. We assessed the viability of these seeds, the influence of their morphological characteristics, certain physical, physiological and chemical pre-treatments aimed at breaking the dormancy, as well as the lighting conditions on the rate and speed of their germination. Results show that the germination response is almost the same in light as in darkness. The highest germination percentages (98.33 % for light brown seeds and 89.94 % for dark brown) were achieved when seeds underwent mechanical scarification that overcame the physical barrier responsible for tegumentary dormancy. Pre-treatment of seeds by wet cold stratification for 74 days promoted also this germination (66.67 % for light brown seeds and 58.89 % for dark brown seeds). Immersion in gibberellic acid did not have any effect on both categories of seeds. Germination rates remain almost identical to those of untreated seeds, not exceeding 31.11 % for light brown seeds and 14.44 % for dark brown ones.