Characteristics
A compact shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. The leaves are grey-green and narrowly oval. They are 2 cm long and on leaf stalks 5 mm long. The flowers are in clusters of 2 or 3 compact heads. The flowers are white.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
dioecy
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.3 - 1.5
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| Mature height (meter) |
2.0
|
| 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 |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in dry rocky places. In Argentina it grows between 100-1,800 m above sea level.
| 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
| Uses |
food
food additive
material
medicinal
tea
|
| Edible
|
leaves
|
| Therapeutic use
|
Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Demulcent (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tea (unspecified), Pediculicide (unspecified)
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
| Mode |
cuttings
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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