Characteristics
A herb. It grows 75 cm tall. It has rhizomes. The stems are creeping and branched. They are very hairy. The leaves are almost round and 26 cm across. They have lobes with pointy tips and arranged ins star shape or like fingers on a hand. There are 5-9 lobes. The base is deeply heart shaped. There are double teeth along the edge. They are dark green above and dark red underneath. The leaf stalk is 45 cm long. The flowers are in dense groups and are pink. They are in the axils of leaves. The fruit is oval and green and with 3 sections.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
monoecy
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.5 - 1.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.5 - 1.0
|
| Root system |
rhizome
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 800-1,300 m altitude in Mexico.
| 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
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from offsets. It can also be grown from seeds or stem cuttings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
15 - 60
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 26
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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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