Characteristics
A herb. It produces several small stems. It grows 1 m tall. The stems tend to lie along the ground. The leaves are light green and 15 cm long by 10 cm wide. They are hairy. The flowering shoots are upright and 20-30 cm long.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.1 - 0.5
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.75 - 1.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows between 650 m and 2,100 m above sea level.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
| Uses |
medicinal
|
| Edible
|
shoots
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
10 - 17
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
20
|
| Germination luminosity |
light
|
| Germination treatment |
stratification
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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