Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAsclepias incarnata
Description | |||
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Life form | herb | Physiology | single stem, multi stem |
Habit | erect | Category | vegetables, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic |
Life span | perennial | Plant attributes |
Ecology | |||||||
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Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | shallow (20-50 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
Temperat. requir. | 15 | 25 | 10 | 35 | Soil texture | heavy, medium, organic | heavy, medium, organic |
Rainfall (annual) | 350 | 800 | 250 | 1000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
Latitude | 32 | 30 | 58 | 60 | Soil Al. tox | ||
Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
Soil PH | 5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 8 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year) |
Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | clear skies | very bright |
Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), temperate continental (Dc), boreal (E) | Photoperiod | |
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Killing temp. during rest | -35 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
Abiotic toler. | flooding | Abiotic suscept. | drought |
Introduction risks. |
Cultivation | ||||
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Min | Max | |||
Product. system | Crop cycle | 0 | 0 | |
Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
Uses | ||
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Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
food & beverage | bulbs | |
food & beverage | flowers | |
food & beverage | leaves | |
poison | mammals | entire plant |
medicinal | nervous system applications | roots |
medicinal | respiratory applications | roots |
medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |