Characteristics
A herb with a bulb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 20 cm high.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
-
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.15 - 0.2
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in hot arid places with a marked dry season. The dry season can be 6-11 months. It grows between 935-2,479 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
| Light |
-
|
| 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 are eaten raw and also in vegetable dishes. The root bulbs are eaten raw and in vegetable dishes. CAUTION: The leaves contain oxalates and can affect calcium absorption. They probably damage kidneys. They should not be eaten in large amounts.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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