Characteristics
An annual plant. It grows 30 cm high and spreads 50 cm wide. The stems are erect and slender. The leaves are compound. The flowers are yellow-orange. They are in groups at the top of the plant.
| Life form |
annual
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.8 - 1.2
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
0.3
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a temperate plant. It is best in light, well-drained, rich soils. It needs a protected sunny position. It is resistant to frost but damaged by drought.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The leaves are used as a potherb. The seeds are ground into a meal.
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seeds.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
10 - 20
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
26
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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