Kriechendes Fingerkraut

Das Kriechende Fingerkraut wird nicht als Pflanzenmedizin genutzt, aber als hübsche, den Sommer über blühende Polsterpflanze. Vorsicht: Durch ihre starke, oberirdische Ausläuferbildung kriecht und wuchert sie über benachbarte Pflanzen.  

Das Kriechende Fingerkraut ist an ähnlichen Standorten wie die heilsame Blutwurz, bis in eine Höhe von 1750 m, zu finden. Blatt und Blüte sind - im Unterschied zur Blutwurz - 5-zählig, seine Wurzel ist ohne roten Farbstoff!  Die Wurzel der

Easily grown in a well-drained loam, preferring a dry position in full sun but tolerating shade. Prefers an alkaline soil but tolerates a slightly acid soil. The plant spreads vigorously by means of runners and can be invasive with new runners up to 1.5 metres long being produced each year. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer. The flowers are partially closed in dull weather and close completely of a night time. When closing, self-fertilisation is affected because the anthers are caused to touch the stigmas.

Edible Parts: Leaves Edible Uses: Young leaves - raw. A useful addition to salads.

Cosmetic The plant is an ingredient in many anti-wrinkle cosmetic preparations for the skin.

Heimisch: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, England (England, Wales, Isle of Man, Scotland, Orkney Isl. [I], Isles of Scilly); Ireland (Ireland, Northern Ireland); Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Finland; Netherlands; Belgium; Luxembourg; Germany (Brandenburg, Berlin, 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; Portugal; Spain; Andorra; Baleares; France; Channel Isl. (Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark); Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Malta; San Marino; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; North Macedonia; Albania; Romania; Bulgaria; European Turkey; Greece (widespread mainland, incl. some islands); Crete; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Belarus; C-European Russia; E-European Russia; N-European Russia; W-European Russia; Ukraine; Crimea; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Azores (Sao Miguel Isl., Sao Jorge, Pico, Corvo Isl.); Madeira (Madeira Isl.); Canary Isl. [I] (La Gomera [I]); Ethiopia; Eritrea; Russian Far East [I] (Primorye [I]); Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Northern Caucasus; Transcaucasus; East Aegaean Isl. (Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Rhodos); Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); Iraq (NE-Iraq, NW-Iraq); Iran (EC-Iran, N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, W-Iran); Afghanistan (Badakshan, Baghlan Ghazni, Kabul, Kunar / Nuristan, Paktia / Khost, Parwan); Cyprus (C-Mountains, N-Cyprus); Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon); Syria (C-Syrian Desert, NW-Syria); Jordania (W-Jordania); Yemen (N-Inner Yemen); China (Xinjiang); Pakistan (Waziristan, Kurram, Chitral, Swat, Hazara, Pakistani Punjab, Gilgit); NW-India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand); Australia [I] (South Australia [I], Queensland [I], Victoria [I]); New Zealand [I]; Chatham Isl. [I]; Canada [I] (Nova Scotia [I], Ontario [I], Québec [I]); USA [I] (California [I], District of Columbia [I], Delaware [I], Florida [I], Illinois [I], Kentucky [I], Massachusetts [I], Maryland [I], New Jersey [I], New York [I], Ohio [I], Pennsylvania [I], Virginia [I], Wisconsin [I]); Chile [I] (Metropolitana de Santiago [I]), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen Eingeführt: Bermuda, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Queensland, Québec, Tasmania, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin