Characteristics
A tree like plant. It can grow 7 m tall.
Life form |
perennial
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Growth form |
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Growth support |
free-standing
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Foliage retention |
evergreen
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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) |
3.75 - 4.25
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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 |
-
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Nitrogen fixer |
-
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Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in the Sonoran desert.
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 flower buds are eaten. The flowers are cooked and ground and made into candy.
Cultivation
Mode |
-
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Germination duration (days) |
30 - 365
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Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 23
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Germination luminosity |
-
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Germination treatment |
-
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Minimum temperature (C°) |
-7
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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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