Arnebia benthamii (wall. ex G.don) I.m.johnst.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Arnebia

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 60-90 cm tall. It is hairy. The leaves are narrow and sword like. The flowers are purple in spikes. There are longer grey hairy bracts.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It grows in cold arid places. In the Himalayas it grows between 3,000-4,300 m above sea level. It needs to be in a sunny position in well-drained soil. It suits hardiness zones 6-9.
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Open slopes and shrubberies; at elevations from 3,000-4,300 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The roots are used to give a red colour and flavour to foods. It is also a medicine.
Uses dye medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cardiac (unspecified), Throat (unspecified), Tongue (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Fever (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Arnebia benthamii world distribution map, present in India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:113444-1
WFO ID wfo-0000549455
COL ID GSY9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Leptanthe macrostachya Arnebia benthamii Echium benthamii Macrotomia benthamii Lithospermum benthamii Macrotomia benthamii