Characteristics
A small shrub. It grows 0.3-2 m high. The young shoots have lots of soft hairs. The leaves are 2-8 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. They are soft and hairy with irregular lobes around the edge. The flowers are white or yellow and 3-4 cm long. The seed capsule is 1 cm long and angular in shape.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.3 - 2.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. This plant occurs in Central and Northern Australia. It is often near the base of rocks in the hills. It needs well drained soil. It does best in a sunny position. It can grow in arid places.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The thickened root is eaten after cooking.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
roots
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
It can be grown from seed or cuttings. Seedling germination is encouraged by burning. Flowering occurs after rains.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
21 - 30
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 26
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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