Characteristics
A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.4m high.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
shrub
|
| Growth support |
-
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.4
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
Sandy places, sandstone outcrops, rocky hillsides of deserts at elevations of 900-2200 metres in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
| Light |
|
| Soil humidity |
|
| Soil texture |
|
| Soil acidity |
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The fruit are sometimes used for food. They are baked. The flowers are eaten raw or cooked.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
| Mode |
cuttings
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 365
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 23
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
soaking
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-11
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
|
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