Characteristics
A hairy herb. The leaves have stalks. There are 5-9 leaflets along the stalk. These do not have stalks. These are 0.7-2.7 cm long by 0.6-1.2 cm wide. They are broadly oval. They have teeth around the edge. The leaves are hairy above and white on the veins underneath. The flowers are white and in loose flat topped flower arrangements.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
-
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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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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
In Nepal it grows between 1800-3000 m altitude. They grow in open, sunny places.
| 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 ripe fruit are edible.
| Uses |
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| Edible
|
fruits
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed or root offshoots.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
14 - 30
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 21
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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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