Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortAlthaea officinalis
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | herb | Physiology | |
| Habit | erect | Category | medicinals & aromatic |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | |||
| Temperat. requir. | - | - | - | - | Soil texture | heavy, medium, organic | wide, organic |
| Rainfall (annual) | - | - | - | - | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | ||
| Soil PH | - | - | - | - | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | |||||||
| Climate zone | temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc) | 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 |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | flowers |
| medicinal | respiratory applications | flowers |
| medicinal | skin applications | roots |
| medicinal | muscular/skeletal applications | leaves |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | leaves |
| medicinal | sensory applications | flowers |