Characteristics
Leaf blade round-ovate or 5-sided, 5.5--7 × 8--11 cm; central leaflet with a 0.6--1.4 cm petiolule; leaf blade lobes finely divided with ultimate lobes linear-lanceolate to narrowly linear. Sepals lilac to blue-violet. Persistent styles 3.5--4.8 cm.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.1 - 0.5
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.15 - 0.45
|
| 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 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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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
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| 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 petals are boiled in water and sugar added then made into jam by adding pectin.
| Uses |
insecticide
|
| Edible
|
-
|
| Therapeutic use
|
Dermatological Aid (leaf), Cold Remedy (leaf), Analgesic (leaf), Antirheumatic (External) (leaf), Hemostat (leaf), Panacea (root), Stimulant (root), Pulmonary Aid (root), Analgesic (seed), Hemostat (seed), Abortifacient (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Unspecified (unspecified), Antirheumatic (Internal) (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified)
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| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
| Mode |
cuttings
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 180
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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°) |
-35
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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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