Characteristics
An erect herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 60-120 cm high. The rootstock is short and stout. In has one bud at the end. This produces an upright stems that has lines along it. The leaves are oval or triangle shaped. The leaf blade is twice divided. The end segments are diamond shaped and 3-8 cm long. The side ones are oblique. The flowers are small and white. They are in compound groups at the top of the plant.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
-
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| Growth support |
-
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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) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.65 - 0.8
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| Root system |
fibrous-root
rhizome
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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 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a cold temperate plant. It grows in forests in northern 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 young leaves are eaten fresh, boiled or seasoned with sesame oil or soy sauce. It is also pickled in brine.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
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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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