Characteristics
A shrub that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 2 m tall. The stems have orange dots. The leaves have stalks and are thick textured. They are covered with grey hairs. The flowers are in clusters. There are several flowers in rings of two. The flowers are reddish brown or golden brown.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
1.0 - 1.5
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| Mature height (meter) |
1.5 - 1.75
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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
It is a temperate plant. It is often on coastal dunes.
| 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 leaves are used in cooking to flavour foods, especially fish.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or divisions. Seeds needs stratification.
| Mode |
cuttings
divisions
|
| Germination duration (days) |
10 - 14
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
20 - 26
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
stratification
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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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