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Harpagophytum procumbens

Description
Life form	herb	Physiology
Habit	prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect	Category	medicinals & aromatic
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth
Temperat. requir.	-	-	-	-	Soil texture	light	light
Rainfall (annual)	-	-	200	600	Soil fertility
Latitude	-	-	-	-	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	-	Soil salinity
Soil PH	-	-	-	-	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs)	Photoperiod
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	0	0
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
medicinal	nervous system applications	roots
medicinal	blood system applications	roots