Data sheet

Ventilago viminalis

Description
Life form	shrub, tree	Physiology	deciduous, single stem, multi stem
Habit	erect	Category	forage/pasture, materials, medicinals & aromatic, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	harvested from wild

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)	shallow (20-50 cm)
Temperat. requir.	22	36	12	44	Soil texture	heavy, medium, light	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	400	600	250	700	Soil fertility	moderate	low
Latitude	18	16	30	32	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	650	Soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)	low (<4 dS/m)
Soil PH	5.5	7.5	5	8	Soil drainage	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)	poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells)
Light intensity	very bright	very bright	very bright	clear skies

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs)	Photoperiod	short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Killing temp. during rest	-2	Killing temp. early growth	0
Abiotic toler.	fire, drought	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.