Characteristics
A bulb plant. There are a range of cultivated varieties.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
endozoochory
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.1
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.1 - 0.5
|
| 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 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
Shady pastures, woods and orchards, usually on damp soils. Probably native in Wales and W. England, but naturalized in other parts of Britain.
| 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 bulb is ground into flour during famines.
Cultivation
Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
| Mode |
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
17 - 21
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-35
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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