Characteristics
Plants appressed pubescent to villous. Stems prostrate to weakly climbing, or ± erect, to 1 m. Petiole 1--12 mm; leaf blade narrowly triangular to oblong, 3--7 X as long as wide, unlobed to slightly hastate or with short lobes less than 1/4 length of midvein, sparsely pubescent to villous. Peduncle not exceeding leaves, pubescent; bracteoles 1.3--2.4 X 1--1.8 cm, apex acute to obtuse. Corolla pink, 4.4--5.5 cm. Stamens 2.5--3.3 cm; anthers 5(--6) mm. 2n = 22.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
climber
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
3.0
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| Root system |
rhizome
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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
Grassy places and mountain slopes, sometimes a weed of cultivation; at elevations from 300-1,700 metres. Dry, herbaceous slopes, meadows, shrubby thickets, fallow land, sometimes among crops.
| 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
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| 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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