Characteristics
A small herb. It can re-grow from seed each year or keep growing. It is 10-30 cm high and 50-100 cm wide. The leaves are 2.5 cm long by 0.5 cm wide. They are oblong and can be like a cylinder. They are fleshy. The flowers are open petalled and 2 cm across. The petals are mauve or pink or white. The fruit is a 3-valved capsule. It is on a stalk 2-3 cm long.
| Life form |
annual
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.1
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
Arid areas, often around salt lakes. Floodplains and stony plains in sandy and loamy soils in Western Australia.
| 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) |
-
|
Usage
The seeds are ground and made into bread.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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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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