Characteristics
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are erect. It grows 1.5 m high. The leaves on the stem are alternate and narrow. The leaves are smooth and green. They edges can be wavy. They are 30 cm long. They are green but turn red in autumn. The flowering stem is reddish at the base. The flowers are small and green. The fruit are red capsules.
| 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
|
| Pollination |
anemogamy
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.3
|
| Root system |
creeping-root
rhizome
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
0.3
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| 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 cold temperate plant. It grows in wet places around lakes and marshes. They grow in moist tundra in Alaska.
| 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 young leaves are eaten fresh as salad greens. The young leaves are boiled and eaten. They can be boiled and eaten with seal oil. These can then be reserved for months. They are also fermented.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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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°) |
-
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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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