Characteristics
A tall herb. It grows 2 m high. It branches from above the middle. The stems have grooves and are pale reddish or white. The leaves are oval or sword shaped. They are 3-9 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They narrow to a short stalk. There can be some hairs underneath. The flowers are small and pale pink or white. They are in branched, pyramid shaped clusters. These can be 30 cm long.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
barochory
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| Mature width (meter) |
1.0 - 1.5
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| Mature height (meter) |
1.5 - 1.8
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a temperate plant. It grows on the edges of forests and grassy slopes. It grows between 800-2,400 m above sea level. It grows in north and west China. In the western Himalayas it grows between 1,500-3,000 m altitude.
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Usage
The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. The young stems are peeled, cut into pieces and used like rhubarb with sugar.
Cultivation
Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
| 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°) |
-
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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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