Characteristics
The plant has underground stems. The above ground stem is 50-100 cm long. It has lines along it. There are also dense fine hairs. The leaf stalk of the leaves on the stem are 4-7.5 cm long. The leaf blades near the base are oval and 8-12 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. They are hairy. The leaves up the stem are shorter. The spikes are about 4 cm long. The flowers are purple.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
barochory
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.1 - 0.5
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.55 - 1.0
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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 |
| 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 |
c3
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Environment
Grassland, hedgebanks, heath and open woods, avoiding calcareous soils.
| 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 and flowering tops are used to make an infusion used as tea. They are also cooked as a vegetable.
| Uses |
dye
medicinal
tea
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| Edible
|
flowers
leaves
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| Therapeutic use
|
Bladder (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Spleen (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Wen (unspecified), Tea (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Antiphlogistic (unspecified)
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
| Mode |
divisions
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
15 - 30
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
13
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| Germination luminosity |
light
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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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