Characteristics
A hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1m high.
| Life form |
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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 |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
epizoochory
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
1.0
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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 |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
Field verges and in scrub, on hot dry soils. Often found in poor soils.
| 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
| Uses |
material
medicinal
|
| Edible
|
-
|
| Therapeutic use
|
Skin diseases (seed), Emetic (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified), Narcotic (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Pediculicide (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Sclerosis(Uterus) (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified)
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| Human toxicity |
very strong toxic (whole)
|
| Animal toxicity |
very strong toxic (whole)
|
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
11 - 21
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
17 - 18
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| Germination luminosity |
dark
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| Germination treatment |
stratification
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-12
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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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