Myosoton aquaticum
| Myosoton aquaticum | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Myosoton aquaticum (common name: water chickweed)
Propagation: Seed - probably best sown in situ as soon as it is ripe.
Cultivation: See details above on native habitat for ideas on the plants cultivation needs.
Range: Europe, including Britain but excluding the Arctic, east through temperate Asia.
Habitat: Marshes, fens, streamsides, ditches and damp woods at low altitudes[1].
Edibility: Young leaves and stems - cooked[2][3]. Sweet and tender[3][4], they are very rich in minerals[4]. A famine food that is only used in times of scarcity[2][5].
Medicinal: A decoction of the leaves is used as a galactogogue[6].
The plant is used in the treatment of fistula[6].
Pollinators: Flies, bees
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Cerastium aquaticum. Stellaria aquatica.
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References
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stuart, George. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei Southern Materials Centre.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Read, Bernard. Famine Foods Listed in the Chiu Huang Pen Ts'ao. Taipei Southern Materials Centre, 1977.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chopra, R. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1986.