Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortCalluna vulgaris
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | sub-shrub | Physiology | |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | medicinals & aromatic |
| 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. | - | - | - | - | Soil texture | ||
| Rainfall (annual) | - | - | - | - | Soil fertility | ||
| Latitude | - | - | - | - | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | - | Soil salinity | ||
| Soil PH | 5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | cloudy skies | clear skies | light shade | very bright | |||
| Climate zone | temperate oceanic (Do), temperate continental (Dc) | Photoperiod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | grazing/browsing | 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 |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | flowers |
| medicinal | skin applications | flowers |
| material | dye/tannin | flowers |
| food additive | condiment/seasoning | flowers |