Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAsclepias tuberosa
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 14 | 24 | 12 | 30 | Soil texture | light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 400 | 800 | 300 | 1000 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 28 | 27 | 46 | 47 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 500 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 7 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -32 | Killing temp. early growth | 0 |
| Abiotic toler. | drought | Abiotic suscept. | flooding |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 120 | 180 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| medicinal | blood system applications | roots |
| medicinal | metabolic system applications | roots |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | roots |
| medicinal | immune system applications | roots |
| medicinal | skin applications | roots |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |