WorldFloraDB - Blepharis edulis

Characteristics

A spiny herb. It can be erect or lie along the ground. It grows 50 cm tall. It has soft, grey hairs. The leaves have teeth along the edge and they have prickles attached to them. The flowers have long spiny bracts. The flowers are yellow. The fruit capsules have 2 heart shaped seeds. They are brown and shiny.

Life form
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	-
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	-
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	0.5
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color	-
Blooming months	-
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

It grows in Mediterranean and tropical places. It suits arid and semi-arid locations. It can grow in sands and gravels. It can grow in arid places.

More

Deep, sandy places and calcareous soils.

Light	-
Soil humidity	-
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaves and seeds are eaten as a vegetable.

Uses	animal food food food additive medicinal
Edible	fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use	Aphrodisiacs (leaf), Ascites (leaf), Asthma (leaf), Cathartics (leaf), Epistaxis (leaf), Liver diseases (leaf), Pharyngitis (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Splenic diseases (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Diuretics (root), Dysmenorrhea (root), Menstruation disturbances (root), Urinary bladder diseases (root), Abortifacient agents (seed), Anti-inflammatory agents (seed), Aphrodisiacs (seed), Conjunctivitis (seed), Diuretics (seed), Expectorants (seed), Urination disorders (seed), Deobstruent (seed), Expectorant (unspecified), Resolvent (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Ascites (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Epistaxis (unspecified), Erectile dysfunction (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Splenic diseases (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Vitiligo (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Burns (whole plant), Genital infection (whole plant)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46503-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000566615
COL ID	M5VP
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Acanthodium spicatum Acanthus edulis Blepharis edulis Blepharis persica Ruellia persica Acanthodium delilii Blepharis obovata Blepharis edulis var. gracilis Acanthus delilei

WorldFloraDB 2024

Blepharis edulis Pers.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Blepharis