WorldFloraDB - Funastrum crispum

Characteristics

A small shrub that keeps growing from year to year. It has white hairs. The leaves are 2-9 cm long. The flowers are red. The fruit are 8.5-12.5 cm long.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

climber

Foliage retention

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Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

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Mature width (meter)

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Mature height (meter)

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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

Blooming months

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

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 temperate plant. It grows at about 1,200 m above sea level.

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Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	food material
Edible	flowers fruits
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
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Optimum temperature (C°)	-
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Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106368-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000693501
COL ID	6K3RV
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Funastrum crispum Sarcostemma lobatum Philibertia undulata Sarcostemma undulatum Sarcostemma crispum Philibertia crispa Philibertella crispa

WorldFloraDB 2024

Funastrum crispum (Benth.) Schltr.

Wavyleaf twinevine (en)

Species