Characteristics
An annual herb. It grows 1 m tall.
| Life form |
annual
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
0.2
|
| 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 often on sandy soils in plains and lower mountain regions. It is damaged by frost. It can grow on a range of wel-drained soils. It can tolerate light shade. It can be in dry or moist soils.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
Young leaves, shoots and flowers are eaten as a potherb. They are first boiled in several changes of water. The seeds can be ground into meal for porridge or bread. The seedpods can be boiled and eaten.
Cultivation
It can be grown from seeds. Seeds need to be very shallowly planted. Seedlings can be transplanted.
| 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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