Characteristics
A herb. The rhizome is 1.5 cm thick. The stems are erect and 30-70 cm tall. The leaves are alternate. The leaves are narrowly oval and 6012 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The flowers are hanging. They are yellowish green.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
-
|
| Root system |
rhizome
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and thickets and grassy slopes between 200-600 m above sea level.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The rhizome is steamed or roasted as a snack and also cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The shoots or sprouts are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 545
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
10
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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