Characteristics
A short hairy herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are divided 2-3 times with leaflets along the stalks. They are rigid. The lobes are thick and grooved above. There are spines at the tip. The flower umbels are white. There are 4-8 hairy rays. There are 4-8 narrow bracts. The fruit are egg-shaped with indistinct ridges.
Life form |
perennial
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Growth form |
herb
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Growth support |
-
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Foliage retention |
-
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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) |
0.45 - 0.5
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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 |
-
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Environment
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows on coastal stands.
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 roots are eaten and have a parsnip like flavour.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
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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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