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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Drymaria cordata is a ANNUAL/PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Shoots
Edible Uses:
Tender young leaves and shoots - raw or cooked as a vegetable[272]. The leaves are used as a salad for their cooling properties[240]. Another report says that the herb is eaten raw or cooked as a stimulant[218].
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Medicinal Uses
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Antidote Appetizer Depurative Emollient Febrifuge Laxative Stimulant
The pounded leaf is applied to snake bites in China[218]. The plant is appetizer, depurative, emollient, febrifuge, laxative and stimulant[218, 240, 272]. The juice of the plant is used[240].
References More on Medicinal Uses
Other Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Prefers a rather rich soil in full sun[1, 175]. We have very little information on this species and have some doubts about how hardy it is in this country. We assume that it is a perennial plant that can be grown in Britain as a frost-tender annual.
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow in situ in the spring. Germination usually takes place within 1 - 4 weeks at 20°c[175].
Other Names
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Native Range
NORTHERN AMERICA: Mexico SOUTHERN AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador (Galápagos), Peru, Argentina (Córdoba, Catamarca, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán), Chile, Paraguay (Central, Guairá, Paraguarí), Uruguay
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
IUCN Red List
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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