Circaea lutetiana - L.

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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Synonyms

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge;

Edible Uses

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Medicinal Uses

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Other Uses

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Cultivation details

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring in situ if you have sufficient seed. Otherwise sow in pots in light shade in a cold frame, pricking the seedlings out into individual pots once they are large enough to handle. Plant out in the summer or the following spring.

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Russian Federation-Western Siberia (Western Siberia), Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia (Eastern Siberia), Russian Federation-Far East (Far East) EUROPE: Denmark, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine, Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Spain, France, Portugal AFRICA: Algeria, Tunisia

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Author

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Botanical References

17200

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Readers comment

Weedlady   Tue Aug 10 21:49:55 2004 This plant grows commonly in my area (SW Pennsylvania, U.S.) in rich, moist woods or even in shaded, moist, disturbed ground around buildings, where it can become quite invasive as it forms colonies via rhizomes as well as by seed. Range: Much of eastern and Midwestern U. S. and Canada north of southern Georgia. Found as far west as far west as Wyoming. An excellent color photograph may be seen at http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/circaealute.html Link: United States Dept. of Agriculture Plants Database Fadadomar   Mon Jun 5 2006 This plant also grows commonly in woodland parks in the West of the Netherlands (Europe). Last year my uncle's garden (in Amsterdam) was invaded by this plant and I transferred some of them to my garden (near the seaside, The Hague). This year my plants haven't returned after the Winter, whereas my uncle's garden was once again invaded by it. I wonder whether Mother Nature is trying to tell my uncle something by letting this plant grow so abundantly in his garden. My uncle, 86 years old is ill (his heart is not functioning well, he has prostate cancer which has methastased in his bones with all the ailments that come along with this condition). A Dutch "herb-lady" once wrote that certain herbs start growing spontaneously in the garden of someone who may need those herbs. Would Circaea lutetiana have some other medicinal use then treating wounds? My uncle has no (external) wounds. Andrew Brown   Sat Sep 27 2008 Please note the correct spelling for Reference [17] is Clapham TUTIN & Warberg, not Tootin Regards Add a comment If you have important information about this plant that may help other users please add a comment or link below. Only comments or links that are felt to be directly relevant to a plant will be included. If you think a comment/link or information contained on this page is inaccurate or misleading we would welcome your feedback at [email protected]. If you have questions about a plant please use the Forum on this website as we do not have the resources to answer questions ourselves. * Please note: the comments by website users are not necessarily those held by PFAF and may give misleading or inaccurate information. Subject : Circaea lutetiana   Plant Uses Edible Uses Medicinal Uses Other Plant uses Woodland Gardening Why Perennial Plants? Top Edible Plants Top Medicinal Plants Garden Design Habitats Translations Content Content Help Bookshop Support Us Blog Links Old Database Search Suppliers Contact About Us © 2010, Plants For A Future. Plants For A Future is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Charity No. 1057719, Company No. 3204567.