Characteristics
It is a creeping herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 2 cm high and spreads 70 cm wide. It can be smooth or slightly hairy. It has thin stems and can form mats. The leaves are small and round or oval. They are 0.6-1 cm long. The leaves can be entire or slightly scalloped.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
epizoochory
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.7
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.04 - 0.08
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| Root system |
creeping-root
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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 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It does best in shady locations. It needs moist soil of moderate fertility. It can tolerate frost. It dies back with frost but regrows. It suits hardiness zones 7-10.
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Usage
The leaves have been used to flavour liqueurs. CAUTION: Some of the oils in the leaves are toxic.
Cultivation
It can be grown from division of small rooted sections.
| Mode |
divisions
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°) |
-20
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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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