Characteristics
A herb. It grows to about 10 cm high. The stems and leafy and lie along the ground. The leaves do not have stalks. The leaves are opposite. They are 0.5-2 cm long by 0.2-0.6 cm wide. They are narrow. The flowers are blue. A few occur together in flat topped flower arrangements at the ends of branches.
| Life form |
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.02 - 0.07
|
| 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 |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. In Nepal plants grow between 800-3800 m altitude. The grow on open slopes. In Yunnan.
| 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
Tender portions of the plant are cooked as a vegetable.
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
14 - 180
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
| Germination luminosity |
dark
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
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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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