Kleines Springkraut

Succeeds in any reasonably good soil. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Prefers a moist well-drained humus rich soil in a cool site. This plant has seed capsules that spring open forcibly as the seed ripens to eject the seed a considerable distance. The capsules are sensitive to touch even before the seed is ripe, making seed collection difficult but fun[K].

Edible Parts: Leaves Seed Shoots Edible Uses: Young shoots - cooked in one change of water. Some caution is advised, see the notes on toxicity at the top of the record. Seed - raw or cooked. They are tedious to collect in quantity, mainly because of their exploding seed capsules which scatter the ripe seed at the slightest touch[K].

Dye Fungicide Hair Parasiticide A yellow dye is obtained from the plant. No more details are given. Used as a hair rinse for itchy scalps. No more details are given. A fungicide is obtained from the plant. No more details are given but it is likely to be the juice of the plant that is used.

Heimisch: Afghanistan, Altay, DK, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Manchuria, Mongolia, North America, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Eingeführt: AL, AT, Albania, Amur, Austria, BA, BG, BY, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Brussels-Capital Region, Bulgaria, CA, CH, CZ, Central European Russia, Czech Republic, Czechia-Slovakia, DE, DK, Denmark, EE, England, Estonia, FI, FR, Finland, Flemish Region, France, GB, Germany, Great Britain, HR, HU, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Khabarovsk, Massachusetts, NW. Balkan Pen., New Brunswick, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Québec, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Wales, Walloon Region, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin