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| USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 640. |
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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Comandra pallida is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.4 m (1ft 4in). It is in flower from May to June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid soils and can grow in very acid soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
C. umbellata pallida. (A.DC.)Piehl.
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Fruit Seed
Edible Uses:
Fruit[105, 161, 177]. A sweet flavour[274]. The fruit is about 10mm in diameter[200]. The small round seeds are eaten like nuts by children[257].
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Medicinal Uses
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Foot care Narcotic Ophthalmic Salve
The plant is narcotic[257]. A decoction has been used in the treatment of headaches and externally as a foot bath to treat corns[257]. The plant has been used to treat sore eyes and sores on the body and also as a mouth wash for canker sores[257].
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Other Uses
Dye
A blue dye is obtained from the area next to the root bark[257].
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
Requires a well-drained moisture retentive lime-free soil[200]. A parasitic plant obtaining at least some of its nutrients from the roots of other plants[200, 235]. It is said to parasitize over 200 different species of plants in the wild[274].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - stratify for 3 months at 5°c and then sow in the greenhouse in a pot with a suitable host. Plant out when it is well established close to a mature host plant[200].
Other Names
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Native Range
NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (Manitoba, British Columbia), United States (Minnesota, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Nevada)
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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
A.DC.
Botanical References
43200274
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