Characteristics
A small shrub. It is densely branched. It forms mounds. It can be 20 cm tall. The stems are branched from the base. The upper branches are non flowering and like spines. The leaves are fleshy and narrowly oval but broadest above the middle. They have teeth and lobes. The flower heads are blue and 10-15 mm across. They can occur singly or in clusters of 2-4. The outer flower bracts are oval and one third the length of the inner bracts. There are 5-6 florets in a flower head.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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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) |
0.18 - 0.2
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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 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in rocky crevices and sandy places. It is usually near the coast.
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
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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°) |
-18
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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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