WorldFloraDB - Edithcolea grandis

Characteristics

A succulent herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It does not have leaves and lies along the ground. It grows up to 30 cm tall. The stem is 2-3 cm across. It is 5 angled. The angles have hard brown spine like teeth. The flowers usually occur singly at the ends of branches.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

0.02 - 0.03

Mature height (meter)

0.25 - 0.3

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in hot dry desert areas. It grows in sunny locations and sandy soils. It is damaged by frost or drought. It can grow in arid places.

More

Desert-like, dry and hot localities, in full sun or sometimes in the light shade of rocks or other plants, on sandy soils.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
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Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

The stems are eaten as a vegetable.

Uses	environmental use food
Edible	roots stems
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

It can be grown by seeds or cuttings. Cuttings root easily at 27°C. The soil needs to be well drained.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-