Desfontainia spinosa Ruiz & Pav.

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Species

Angiosperms > Bruniales > Columelliaceae > Desfontainia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.0
Mature height (meter) 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Cool mountain cloud forests in the north of its range, descending to sea level in the south.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -10
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Desfontainia spinosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Desfontainia spinosa world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay

Conservation status

Desfontainia spinosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:546059-1
WFO ID wfo-0000642027
COL ID 34ZJR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Linkia spinosa Desfontainia spinosa