Characteristics
A herb. It is a slender plant that can grow 100 cm high. The leaves are compound with 1-3 pairs of leaflets along the stalk and ending with a tendril.
| Life form |
annual
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
barochory
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.5 - 1.0
|
| Mature height (meter) |
2.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
present
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a Mediterranean plant.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The unripe seeds are eaten raw as a snack.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
7 - 14
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
20
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
soaking
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
10 - 24
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
|
Home
