Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCapparis spinosa
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | sub-shrub | Physiology | deciduous, multi stem |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | vegetables, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on large scale, 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. | 13 | 27 | 10 | 31 | Soil texture | medium, light | medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 500 | 1000 | 300 | 2600 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 30 | 30 | 45 | 45 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 300 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 8.3 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs), temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | home garden, small scale (manual), large scale/commercial | Crop cycle | 120 | 270 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | flowers |
| food & beverage | minerals | flowers |
| food & beverage | vitamins | flowers |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | roots |
| medicinal | blood system applications | roots |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | roots |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | roots |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | roots |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | roots |
| medicinal | sensory applications | roots |
| medicinal | skin applications | roots |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | flowers |
| medicinal | nervous system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | nutritional applications | flowers |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | skin applications | seeds |