Hedysarum
Alpine sulla ( Hedysarum hedysaroides )
The sulla ( Hedysarum ) is a plant genus of the subfamily of the Fabaceae ( Faboideae ) whose sole representatives of the Central European Alps sulla is.
Description
These are one-, two - or perennial herbaceous plants or deciduous shrubs with soft wood.
The leaves are pinnate and are reminiscent of the leaves of sweet peas. However, the terminal leaflet is formed and not formed into a tendril. In some species the leaves are also much reduced form.
The flowers are in terminal, more or less dense and narrow aged men or racemose inflorescences, which are also reminiscent of sweet peas. The flower color is red in most species, pink or purple. The name of the genus refers to the sweet scent of the flowers. The hermaphrodite flowers are zygomorphic.
Form all sweet clover species, like the other species of the tribe Hedysareae well as fruits members sleeves, ie Sleeves that do not open lengthways, but which disintegrate into individual transverse members after maturity.
Distribution and habitat requirements
The genus has its development center in the intra-Asian drylands. Other species occur in the Mediterranean region (including North Africa), western Asia, and in North America, a few species in the temperate parts of Europe.
The majority of the species prefers open, dry habitats such as steppes, deserts and grasslands. Some species also grow in coastal areas and are quite tolerant of salt.
Types (selection)
The approximately 100 species of the genus include some valuable forage plants, as well as some ornamental plants.
- Whitish sulla ( Hedysarum boutignyanum (A. Camus ) Alleiz. )
- Meaty sulla ( Hedysarum carnosum Desf. )
- Spanish sainfoin ( Hedysarum coronarium L.), also Crown sulla, Sulla or Italian cock head called a Mediterranean style, which is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant.
- Large-flowered sweet clover ( Hedysarum grandiflorum Pall. )
- Alpine sulla ( Hedysarum hedysaroides (L.) Schinz & Thell. ), The only Central European Art
- Thorny sulla ( Hedysarum spinosissimum L. ), another in the Mediterranean widespread species with subspecies ssp. spinosissimum
- Ssp. capitatum ( Rouy ) Asch. & Graebn.
Ingredients
The effect of coumarins was discovered, as in Canada and the U.S., a cattle disease occurred, which was characterized by an increased tendency to bleed. The cause could always be found that the cattle had eaten spoiled sweet clover. For this feed about 40 substances were alone with Vit K antagonist properties were isolated.