Characteristics
A herb. It can grow 1.2 m high. It has underground stems or rhizomes. They are 1.5 cm across. The leaves at the base have long leaf stalks and those on the stems have short leaf stalks. The leaves are 4-10 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowers are in thin spikes and are bright red.
| 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
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
1.0 - 1.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
1.0 - 1.5
|
| Root system |
rhizome
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| 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 |
-
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| Fruiting months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
It grows in moist soil. It grows in shady places in forests. It grows between 1,000-3,300 m above sea level. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan.
| 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 made into a soup and used as a tea substitute. Milk and sugar are added for the tea. The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
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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