Erysimum cheiranthoides
Arable Wallflower ( Erysimum cheiranthoides )
The field - Wallflower ( Erysimum cheiranthoides, syn. Cheiranthus cheiri L.), also arable pods yolk, Gänsesterbkraut, geese death, wallflower pods yolk, paint Wallflower, or called ruderal gold lacquer, is a plant belonging to the family of cruciferous plants ( Brassicaceae ) belongs. Today includes about 150 species of the genus.
- 2.1 dissemination
- 2.2 locations
- 4.1 Notes and references
- 4.2 External links
Features
Vegetative characteristics
The field - Wallflower is an annual plant that has at least one upright leafy stems and reaches stature heights of 15 to 60 cm. The stem is busy ( only with a magnifying glass can be clearly seen ) three-to four-engine, short -fitting hair. The lancet-, entire cambered toothed leaves are arranged opposite one another on the stem. The lower leaves are stalked and the upper leaves sessile.
Inflorescences, flowers and fruits
The stalked flowers are in racemose inflorescences. The flowers are transformed quickly into thin pods while on the stem form new flowers above. The hermaphrodite, radial symmetry flowers are cruciform. The four green sepals are 1.8 to 3 mm long and 0.5 to 1 mm wide. The four yellow, 3 to 5 mm long petals are approximately twice as long as the sepals, 3 to 5 × 1.5 to 2 mm. The flowering period is May to September.
The 1-3 cm long, narrow (usually 1.5 to 2.5 cm × 1 to 1.3 mm) pods have a four-sided cross-section and stand upright to about 6 to 13 mm long peduncles. The light brown seeds are oblong with dimensions of 1 to 1.5 × 0.4 to 0.6 mm.
Its chromosome number is n = 8
Confusion
At first glance, the field - Wallflower is very similar to other yellow-flowered cruciferous vegetables, such as the field or the wall mustard. But its leaves are almost geradrandig and its pods square. When considering the stem with a magnifying glass, two - to three -pointed at the stem pressed- hairs to detect.
Ecology
The pollination of arable Wallflower via insect and self-pollination. Its propagation is carried out by self - propagation and wind.
The species is a half- light plant, and a fresh and default heat and low base pointer. It also shows nitrogen wealth.
Occurrence
Dissemination
After Oberdorfer the main distribution is eurasia table ( types of large -withdrawing Eurasia deciduous forest area ). The distribution extends over the meridional to boreal climates in Europe. The species is found in the high levels flat ( planar) and hills ( collin ).
Locations
The field - Wallflower is a most viewed as a " weed " poisonous wild plant previously found application in natural medicine. It grows in gardens, fields and along river banks and on fallow land. It often occurs along with the poppy.
The field - Wallflower loves loose and slightly moist limestone soils. Except in fields and gardens it is found on river banks and their sand and gravel banks. He is also to be found on dumps, wastelands and along roadsides.
Use
The field - Wallflower is in naturopathy now rarely used because it is toxic. Applied were his fresh herb and its seeds Wurzen. Collecting the leaves can be done in the period from about June to September. It owes its effect to the cardiac glycosides, which are called Cheiranthoside. In naturopathy it effectiveness against heart weakness, spasmodic cough, worms, and skin rashes attributed.
Sources and further information
The article is mainly based on the following documents:
- Oskar Sebald: Guide to the Natural wild plants in Central Europe, ADAC Verlag, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-87003-352-5
- Prof. P. Delaveau, M. Lorrain, F. Mortier, C. Rivolier: Secrets and healing powers of plants, Inc, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-7166-0018-0