Characteristics
A shrub which is much branched. it is about 1 m high. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The middle one can have a stalk but the other 2 do not. Leaflets are 1-2 cm long and oval. They have dense white hairs underneath. The flowers are pink or purple. They occur in spikes in the axils of leaves or at the tips of branches. The fruit is a pod. It is oval and has a beak. It is densely hairy.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
-
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| Root system |
-
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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 |
rhizobia
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a subtropical plant. In Nepal it grows at 2000-3100 m altitude.
| 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 flowers are boiled and pickled.
Cultivation
Plants are grown by seed.
| Mode |
-
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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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