Spitzwegerich

Johanna Hagleitner, geb. 1894, erzählte uns staunenden Kindern noch im hohen Alter, wie sie sich bei der Kornernte mit ihrer Sichel so tief ins Bein geschnitten habe, „dass das Blut wie ein Brunnen heraussprang.“ Beherzt pflückte sie sich selbst einige Spitzwegerichblätter, band sie mit ihrem abgerissenen Schürzenband auf die Verletzung und ging ihrer Arbeit nach. Den ganzen Tag schnitt sie Weizen, den sie mit Halmen zu Bündel band. …“Und es verheilte ohne irgendwas. Da schaut’s her!“

Succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in a sunny position. Plants also succeed in very poor land. An important food plant for the caterpillars of many species of butterflies. In garden design, as well as the above-ground architecture of a plant, root structure considerations help in choosing plants that work together for their optimal soil requirements including nutrients and water. The root pattern is fibrous dividing into a large number of fine roots [2-1].

Edible Parts: Leaves Seed Edible Uses: Young leaves - raw or cooked. They are rather bitter and very tedious to prepare, the fibrous strands are best removed prior to eating. The very young leaves are somewhat better and are less fibrous[K]. Seed - cooked. Used like sago. The seed can be ground into a powder and added to flours when making bread, cakes or whatever.

Dye Fibre Starch A good fibre is obtained from the leaves, it is said to be suitable for textiles. A mucilage from the seed coats is used as a fabric stiffener. It is obtained by macerating the seed in hot water. Gold and brown dyes are obtained from the whole plant. Dynamic accumulator.

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 Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy Eingeführt: Alabama, Alaska, Altay, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Crozet Is., Cuba, DR Congo, Delaware, Desventurados Is., District of Columbia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Is., Florida, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Gough Island, Greenland, Haiti, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Marion Island, Reunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Tristan da Cunha