Characteristics
A succulent shrub. It is evergreen and sprawling. The stems are 70 cm long and branch forming a clump. There are a ring of 14-18 leaves on each branch.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
-
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.75
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
Stony, sandy soil or lava, usually in the shade of shrubs in arid areas at elevations from 600-1,250 metres.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The root is used to flavour beer. It should only be used in small doses due to anthraquinones.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 180
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21
|
| Germination luminosity |
light
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
|
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