Characteristics
A tree. It grows 4-20 m high. It has spines. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves have 2-5 pairs of pinnae with 8-12 pairs of leaflets.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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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) |
6.57 - 14.57
|
| Root system |
-
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in alkaline soils. It is often in stony and sandy soils. It can grow in arid places. 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
The bark is eaten as a famine food.
Cultivation
It can be cut back and will re-grow.
| 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°) |
28 - 45
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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