Chamaesaracha coronopus

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Chamaesaracha coronopus
Light:Full Sun Part Shade
Moisture:Mesic
Soil pH:5.6-8.4
Height:0.5'
Native to:
Edible Rating:PFAF Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating:PFAF Medicinal Rating
Tea:Yes
Poisonous

Chamaesaracha coronopus (common name: greenleaf five eyes)

Cultivation: 216089

Range: Western N. America.

Habitat: Dry clay soils, 1200 - 1500 metres[1]. Disturbed areas in Texas[2].

Edibility: Fruit[3][4].

Medicinal: The plant has been used to treat swellings[5].

Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.

Flower Type: Hermaphrodite

Also Known As: Solanum coronopus

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References

  1. Munz, David. A California Flora. University of California Press, 1959.
  2. Diggs, George and Barney Lipscomb. Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute, 1999.
  3. Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
  4. Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
  5. Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.