Family : Droseraceae
Description
Herbs perennial, forming aerial portion only for a few months during early summer. Stem erect or climbing, branched distally, 9-32 cm, forming a tuber to 8 mm in diam. below ground, glabrous or with black, papillose glands. Basal leaves densely whorled, or absent in some populations, exstipulate, yellowish green to green; petiole 2-8 mm; leaf blade peltate, orbicular to suborbicular, 2-4 × 6-8 mm; some leaves reduced, linear, ca. 2 mm. Cauline leaves alternate, remote, exstipulate, yellowish green; petiole 0.8-1.3 cm; leaf blade peltate or lunate to semiorbicular, 2-3 × 4-5 mm, margin glandular hairy. Inflorescence terminal; cincinnus 2-6 cm, 3-22-flowered; bracts cuneate to oblanceolate or subulate; pedicels 0.6-2 cm. Sepals 5-7, united near base, yellowish green, lanceolate to ovate, 2-4 mm × ca. 1.5 mm, glabrous to glandular hairy, apex 5-7-fid. Petals usually white, rarely pink or red, oblong-cuneate, 4-6 × 2-3 mm. Stamens 5, 2-4 mm. Ovary subglobose, ca. 1.5 mm in diam.; placentas 3; styles 3, 2-5-parted, ca. 0.8 mm; stigma 2- or 3-fid. Capsule subglobose, (2 or)3(-5)-valved, 2-4 mm. Seeds ellipsoid-ovoid to globose, ca. 0.4 mm; venation scrobiculate.
Habitat
Sparse Pinus forests, scrub, meadows, streamsides, sunny open places, roadsides.
Parts Used : Leaves, plant
Herb Effects
Anodyne, blood tonic and carminative (plant)
Medicinal Use
Helps speed the clearance of toxins in arthritis and rheumatism (leaves)
Reference
Habitat
Sparse Pinus forests, scrub, meadows, streamsides, sunny open places, roadsides.
Parts Used : Leaves, plant
Herb Effects
Anodyne, blood tonic and carminative (plant)
Medicinal Use
Helps speed the clearance of toxins in arthritis and rheumatism (leaves)
Reference
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