Characteristics
A twining plant. It grows 0.3-2 m tall. The rootstock is woody. The stems are slender. The leaves are compound and 1-4 cm long. There are 3 narrow, dark-green leaflets. The leaflets are 1-4 cm long by 0.4-1.2 cm wide. They are hairy and with a small point at the tip. Flowers are in clusters of 6-20 in erect groups in the axils of leaves. Flowers are pea shaped and pale blue to purple. The fruit is a short pod. It is fat. The pod is 3 cm long by 0.4 cm wide.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
climber
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.3 - 2.0
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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 |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
rhizobia
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It grows in warm coastal locations to cold sub-alpine. It can grow in dry desert regions and high rainfall forests. It needs well drained soil. Forms from near the coast can suffer frost damage. It can grow in arid places.
| 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 taproot is edible but not particularly enjoyable.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings. The seed need to be soaked in boiling water to get them to grow.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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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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