Characteristics
A herb that keeps growing from year to year. The stem is up to 25 cm high. It has bristly glands. The root can be 25 cm long. The leaves are at the base. They are 5-10 cm long. They are oval but more broad towards the upper end. They can have coarse teeth. The flowers have 4 white or purple petals. There are several flowers together in a cluster at the top of the plant. The fruit is a flat pod with wavy edges. It is 3-5 cm long and tapers at both ends.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.05 - 0.3
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a cold temperate plant. It grows on gravel and peat covered beaches along the coast. In China it is in western China between 2,200-2,500 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 roots are cooked and used with meat or fish in stews. The new young leaves are eaten. They are also stored in seal oil.
| Uses |
oil
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| Edible
|
leaves
roots
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
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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°) |
-
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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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