Characteristics
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50-120 cm high. The stems are stout and branched. The leaves are triangle shaped and 7-12 cm long and across the base. The leaves consist of 3 sections with the end one 3-7 mm long and 2-4 mm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are small and white in compound groups. The fruit are oblong and 7-8 mm long by 2-3 mm across.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.75 - 2.1
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It grows in meadows and rich soil of forests along streams.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
The young shoots are eaten. They are cooked as a vegetable. The roots are used for pickles. They are also fried with eggs. The stems is eaten raw after the bark is peeled off.
Cultivation
| Mode |
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| Germination duration (days) |
14 - 21
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
12 - 18
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| 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 |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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