Cysticapnos vesicaria (L.) Fedde

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae > Cysticapnos

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.25-0.3m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.3
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Biliary tract diseases (flower), Fever (flower), Skin diseases (flower), Hypotension (seed), Abscess (unspecified), Adenopathy (unspecified), Aperient (unspecified), Carbuncle (unspecified), Cholagogue (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Liver (unspecified), Sclerosis(Liver) (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Splinter (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Struma (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Arteriosclerosis (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Eczema (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Stomach diseases (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Anti-arrhythmia agents (whole plant), Arteriosclerosis (whole plant), Diaphoretic (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Cysticapnos vesicaria world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:672600-1
WFO ID wfo-0000636283
COL ID 33PF4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Phacocapnos burmanni Cysticapnos cirrhosa Cysticapnos vesicaria Fumaria officinalis Capnoides burmanni Capnoides vesicaria Corydalis vesicaria Cysticapnos africana Cysticapnos alexandrina Cysticapnos grandiflora Fumaria vesicaria Corydalis burmanni Cysticapnos vesicaria f. breviloba Cysticapnos vesicaria f. longiloba

Lower taxons

Cysticapnos vesicaria subsp. namaquensis