by on February 26, 2025
Harpagophytum procumbens inhabits deep, sandy soils, and happens in areas with low annual rainfall (150-300 mm/year). It's a perennial, tuberous plant with annually produced creeping stems. The above-floor stems emerge after the first rains and die back throughout droughts or after frosts. The stems grow from a persistent major tuber and several secondary tubers (the harvested organs) grow from the first tuber at the top of fleshy roots. The plant gets its scientific and common names from the ho...
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