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Piper majusculum (kava)

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Attributes

Flower Color [1]  Yellow
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Drought Tolerance [1]  Low
Frost Free Days [1]  1 year
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Hazards [1]  Moderate Toxicity
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Corm, Cutting, Sprig, Tuber
Root Depth [1]  24 inches (61 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Seeds Per [1]  17085616 / lb (37667366 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Shrub
Height [1]  35 inches (0.9 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mixed Sun/Shade
Soil Acidity [1]  Mostly Acid
Soil Fertility [1]  Very Rich

Predators

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0