Ähriges Christophskraut

Actaea spicata · auch: Christophskraut, Ähriges-

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Andere Namen

WolfsbeereTeufelsbeereHeilundwundbeere

Merkmale

Verwendung NutzpflanzeHeilpflanze
Blütenfarbe weiß
Blütezeit Vollfrühling | MaiFrühsommer | Juni

Steckbrief

Familie
Ranunculaceae
Gattung
Actaea
Ordnung
Ranunculales
Klasse
Magnoliopsida
Lebensform
Kraut
Habitat
Ash woods on limestone and in damp stony woods to 1500 metres.
Heilwirkung
★☆☆☆☆
Licht
4/10
Feuchtigkeit
6/10
Boden
7/10
pH-Wert pH 7 – 7.5

Anbau & Pflege

Succeeds in most conditions, but prefers a humus-rich moist soil in light shade doing well amongst shrubs and in light woods. A greedy plant, inhibiting the growth of nearby plants, especially legumes.
Vermehrung: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame or outdoors in a moist shaded seedbed. The seed has a limited viability, it can also be sown in spring in a cold frame but germination rates may be poor. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer of the following year. Division in March or October.

Essbare Verwendung

None known

Weitere Nutzung

Dye Repellent The smell of the plant is reputed to drive away vermin. A black dye is obtained from the berries when alum is used as a mordant. The seeds contain tannin.

Verbreitung

Heimisch: Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, DK, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, England (N-England, S-Scotland); Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Finland; Netherlands; Belgium; Luxembourg; Germany (Brandenburg, Berlin [I], Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, +Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Schleswig-Holstein, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen); Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Austria; Poland; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Spain; Andorra; France; Italy; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; North Macedonia; Albania; Romania; Bulgaria; Greece (mountains of N- & C-Greece); Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Belarus; C-European Russia; E-European Russia; Moldova; Ukraine; Crimea; Siberia (W-Siberia/Siberian Urals, SW-Siberia, Altay); Kazakhstan; Northern Caucasus; Georgia [Caucasus]; Armenia; Azerbaijan (incl. Talysh); Turkey (N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia); Iran (N-Iran), FI, Finland, Flanders, Flemish Region, France, Germany, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, NO, NW. Balkan Pen., Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, SE, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Ukraine, Walloon Region, West Himalaya, West Siberia, conterminous 48 United States

Alternative deutsche Namen

ChristophskrautSchwarzfrüchtiges Christophskraut
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