Characteristics
| Life form |
annual
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.3
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
Rather dry grassy and disturbed places, 800-2200 metres.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The fruit are eaten. The seeds are ground and used in a gravy. The seeds are boiled in soup. The young leaves near the base are eaten as a vegetable. The roots are eaten after several changes of the cooking water.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
15 - 30
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 21
|
| Germination luminosity |
light
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
|
Home
