Eremurus robustus Regel

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Eremurus

Characteristics

A perennial herb. It can grow to 3 m tall. The leaves are strap like and 1.2 m long. The pink starry flowers occur in a foxtail flower head. This can be 1.2 m long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in the Tien Shan and Pamir mountains. They occur in near desert conditions. It can grow in arid places. It suits hardiness zones 6-9.
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Mountain meadows on dry stony heavily graved hillsides.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 28 - 35
Germination temperacture (C°) 25 - 30
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Eremurus robustus world distribution map, present in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan

Conservation status

Eremurus robustus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:534729-1
WFO ID wfo-0000766635
COL ID 6GGZ5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Henningia robusta Eremurus robustus