Characteristics
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.1 - 0.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.15
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a temperate plant. It grows in the Patagonian steppe in Argentina. It grows on rocky grounds. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 2,600 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
The leaves and shoots are used as a lemon substitute to make juices. They are also squashed. cooked and dried for preservation.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
14 - 60
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
12 - 20
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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