Characteristics
An erect shrub. It rows 2-4 m tall. The branches are spreading. It has scattered prickles. The leaves are 3-8 cm long. There are about 7 leaflets. These are narrowly oval and 1-3 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They can be hairy underneath. There are many flowers 3-5 cm across. The petals are yellow to white. The fruit is a hip that is orange to red but turns black to purple as it ripens. They are oval and 1 cm across.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
4.0 - 8.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
2.25 - 4.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
0.2
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in scrub and beside streams between 2,500-3,700 m above sea level. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan in China.
| 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 fruit are eaten fresh. The tender stem is eaten as a vegetable.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings.
| Mode |
cuttings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 365
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
12
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-18
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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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