Characteristics
A spiny shrub. It can grow up to 7 m high. The bark of the twigs is brown. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The fruit is small and berry like.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
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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) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
7.0
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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 |
c3
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Environment
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in the Sahara.
| 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
CAUTION: The juice is possibly poisonous. It is used to make a tea drink.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
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| 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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