Characteristics
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
|
| Spread |
anemochory
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.1 - 0.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.0 - 1.2
|
| Root system |
fibrous-root
rhizome
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
0.6
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
Marshes, fens, streamsides and wet woods in Britain, avoiding acid soils.
| 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 young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. They are boiled with milk as a soup. The swollen rootstock before flowering is cooked and eaten.
Cultivation
Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
| Mode |
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
15 - 18
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 23
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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