Visnaga daucoides Gaertn.

Herbe-aux-gencives (fr), Visnage fausse carotte (fr), Ammi visnage (fr), Herbe-aux-cure-dents (fr), Ammi cure-dent (fr), Petit ammi (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Visnaga

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.75-1m high.

Life form
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	barochory
Mature width (meter)	0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter)	0.75 - 1.0
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color
Fruiting months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

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

Usage

Uses	material medicinal poison spice tea
Edible	leaves seeds
Therapeutic use	Bronchial spasm (fruit), Coronary thrombosis (fruit), Diuretics (fruit), Hypotension (fruit), Kidney calculi (fruit), Parasympatholytics (fruit), Renal colic (fruit), Antipyretics (seed), Atherosclerosis (seed), Hyperlipidemias (seed), Parasympatholytics (seed), Angina Pectoris (unspecified), Apertif (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Bronchial-Asthma (unspecified), Calculus (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Gravel (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Leucoderma (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Urethra (unspecified), Vasodilator (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Coronary Pectoris (unspecified), Antispasmodic (unspecified), Anaphylaxis (unspecified), Angina pectoris, variant (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Atherosclerosis (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified), Psoriasis (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Whooping cough (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	7 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°)	12 - 18
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-23
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Habit

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849956-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000421889
COL ID	5BKT5
BDTFX ID	72740
INPN ID	129910
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Visnaga vera Carum visnaga Daucus visnaga Sium visnaga Ammi dilatatum Ammi visnaga Apium visnaga Daucus gingidium Daucus laevis Ammi visnaga var. longibracteatum Ammi visnaga var. hybernonis Ammi visnaga var. paui Selinum visnaga Visnaga daucoides