Characteristics
A herb. It can grow each year from seed or keep growing for some years. It has a woody rootstock. Young growth is hairy. Branches are slender. There are many small branches and they are usually hairy. The leaves are 2.2-6.5 cm long by 1-2.2 cm wide. They are oval and have prominent leaf stalks. There are teeth along the edge. The tip is pointed. The flowers are 1 cm across. They are purple. A few flowers occur together in clusters in the axils of leaves. The capsules are 0.8 cm long by 1.2 cm across and they are pyramid shaped. They have prominent angles.
| Life form |
|
| Growth form |
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.1 - 2.0
|
| Root system |
tap-root
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. In Argentina it grows between sea level to 1,000 m above sea level. It can grow up to 2,000 m.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
Caution: Poisonous to cattle
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed or cuttings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
|
Home