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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Helosciadium is an evergreen Perennial growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 1 m (3ft 3in) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.
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Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms: Apium nodiflorum (L.) Lag. Cicuta nodiflora (L.) Crantz. Helodium nodiflorum (L.) Dumort. Lavera nodiflora (L.) Raf. Meum nodiflorum (L.) Baill. Pimpinella nodiflora (L.) Stokes. Selinum nodiflorum (L.) E.H.L.Krause. Seseli nodiflorum (L.) Scop. Sison nodiflorum (L.) Brot. Sium nodiflorum L.
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
Leaves and shoots. Wild fool's watercress has been traditionally harvested and consumed in several Mediterranean countries, including Spain, Italy, Portugal and Morocco. The edible young leaves and tender shoots can be used raw in salads, boiled, or as a condiment in soups and other dishes. Wild greens of the minestrella soup, in northwest Tuscany, Italy [2-4] .
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Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
A water plant.
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
Wild. Easily grown when given the correct conditions of slowly flowing clean water, preferably from chalky or limestone soils[264]. It prefers to grow in water about 5cm deep[37] with an optimum pH of 7.2[200]. Plants can be grown in wet soil if the position is somewhat shaded and protection is given in winter, though the flavour may be hotter[27, 37]. Hardy to about -15°c. Found in ditches or streams, as well as fresh and brackish-water wetlands. It often grows with watercress in wet places. It blooms in July and August. The upper elevation limit is 3,000 metres, and the lower elevation limit is 0 metres. The genus is noted for the high rate of hybridisation between its species.
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Plant Propagation
Seed
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
European marshwort (USA). French: Ache aquatique, Ache faux-cresson, Ache nodiflore, Céleri nodiflore, Hélosciadie nodiflore, Hélosciadie à fleurs nodales. Italian: Crescione, Erba cannella, Gorgalestro, Sedania d'acqua, Sedano d'acqua. Portuguese: Rabaça, Rabaças, Salsa brava. Spanish; Castilian: Apio bastardo, Apio borde, Apio menor, Berraza, Berrios.
Native Range
Native to: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Chad, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen.
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
In France's Camargue region, Helosciadium nodiflorum primarily grows in canals, where it can obstruct water flow, but it is seldom a weed in rice fields. In Morocco, this plant is increasingly prevalent and problematic in the sub-Saharan region, particularly in irrigation basins and developing canals.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : Least Concern
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Author
(L.) W.D.J.Koch
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