| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Fruit: | Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Winter Year Round |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Malodorous Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Winter Year Round |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Uses: | Guardian plant Cooked greens Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Bark Roots Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Fermented |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed Suitable for wintersowing |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Corms |
| Pollinators: | Self Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Miscellaneous: | Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights |
| Conservation status: | Endangered (EN) |
