A herb. It has a deep bulb like corm. There are usually 1-2 leaves at the base. These are 7-15 cm long. The leaves on the stem are opposite. The stems are 25 cm tall. The flowers are 8-12 mm across.
Life form | perennial | ||||||||||||
Growth form | herb | ||||||||||||
Growth support | free-standing | ||||||||||||
Foliage retention | deciduous | ||||||||||||
Sexuality | hermaphrodite | ||||||||||||
Pollination | - | ||||||||||||
Spread | - | ||||||||||||
Mature width (meter) | - | ||||||||||||
Mature height (meter) | 0.1 | ||||||||||||
Root system | - | ||||||||||||
Rooting depth (meter) | - | ||||||||||||
Root diameter (meter) | - | ||||||||||||
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Fruit color | - | ||||||||||||
Fruiting months | - | ||||||||||||
Nitrogen fixer | - | ||||||||||||
Photosynthetic pathway | - |
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Soil nutriment | - |
Hardiness (USDA) |
Uses | potherb |
Edible | leaves roots stems tubers |
Therapeutic use | - |
Human toxicity | - |
Animal toxicity | - |
Mode | seedlings |
Germination duration (days) | 14 - 21 |
Germination temperacture (C°) | 18 - 21 |
Germination luminosity | - |
Germination treatment | - |
Minimum temperature (C°) | - |
Optimum temperature (C°) | - |
Size | - |
Vigor | - |
Productivity | - |
LSID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:59887-2 |
WFO ID | wfo-0000608913 |
COL ID | VWK6 |
BDTFX ID | - |
INPN ID | 761872 |
Wikipedia (EN) | Link |
Wikipedia (FR) | Link |