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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Erysimum cheiranthoides is a ANNUAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds; South Wall. In. West Wall. In.
Edible Uses
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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Skin Vermifuge
A drink made from the crushed seed is used as a vermifuge[207]. It is intensely bitter but has been used on children and expels the worms both by vomit and by excretion[4, 207]. A decoction of the root has been applied to skin eruptions[257].
References More on Medicinal Uses
Other Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Requires a well-drained soil and a sunny position[200]. Dislikes acid soils[200]. Tolerates poor soils[200].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow in situ in the spring[200]. Germination should take place within 3 weeks.
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia (Western Siberia), Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia (Eastern Siberia), Mongolia, Russian Federation-Far East (Far East), China (Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu), Korea, Japan (Hokkaidô) EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom (England (east)), Norway (south), Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine, France
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not
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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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Botanical References
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