Characteristics
A herb. It has underground runners. The stems are 5-35 cm long and they can be upright or lie down. The leaves do not have stalks. They are oblong and 1-2 cm long by 1 cm wide. The flowers are in loose groups in the axils of the leaves. The fruit are 2.5 mm across and pear shaped/
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
endozoochory
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.1 - 0.2
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in humid shady areas between 500-2,400 m above sea level.
| 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 flowering aerial parts are used for a herbal tea.
| Uses |
tea
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| Edible
|
flowers
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
| Mode |
-
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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