Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Fruit: | Edible to birds |
Flowers: | Malodorous |
Inflorescence Type: | Corymb |
Uses: | Good as a cover crop |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer Fe (Iron) Mo (Molybdenum) Na (Sodium) |
Resistances: | Fire Resistant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds |
Pollinators: | Beetles Wind |
Conservation status: | Near Threatened (NT)
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