Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortColchicum autumnale
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale, harvested from wild |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 10 | 20 | 6 | 24 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium |
| Rainfall (annual) | 800 | 1000 | 500 | 1400 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc), temperate with humid winters (Df), temperate with dry winters (Dw) | 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 | Crop cycle | 120 | 180 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | dye/tannin | flowers |
| material | waxes | bark |
| material | gums/resins | bark |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| poison | mammals | entire plant |
| medicinal | skin applications | seeds |
| medicinal | skin applications | bark |
| medicinal | sensory applications | seeds |
| medicinal | sensory applications | bark |
| medicinal | immune system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | immune system applications | bark |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | bark |