Characteristics
A herb. It has a tuberous rootstock that divides each year. The stems are 13 cm tall. The leaves are pale green. The flowers are pink, purple or white and they have an expanded lip.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.1 - 0.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.1 - 0.35
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
Fumaria are mostly in damp cool locations.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The starch of the root is a famine food for extending bread flour, after removing the bitter element.
| Uses |
medicinal
|
| Edible
|
-
|
| Therapeutic use
|
Carcinoma (unspecified)
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
| Mode |
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 60
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10 - 15
|
| Germination luminosity |
light
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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