Characteristics
A low herb. It is covered with short, fine white hairs. The leaves are sword shaped and divided once or twice. The flowers occur singly.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.3
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.3
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
0.5
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
Dry rock outcrops in foothills and lowlands. Rocky outcrops, dry meadows, sagebrush scrublands, basalt scablands (north), dry, open forests (south); at elevations from 1,000-1,500 metres.
| 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 roots are cooked and eaten. They are also eaten fresh. The seeds are also eaten.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
| Mode |
cuttings
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
21 - 35
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
5 - 11
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-35
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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