Selaginella tamariscina
Family: Selaginellaceae
What it is like
Selaginella tamariscina is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in). It is in leaf all year. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers moist soil.
Height (m): 0.1
Where it is found
Shaded rocks all over Japan.
E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea and India.
Conservation Status:
Countries/locations it is found in
How it is used
Food
Rating: 1
Young shoots - cooked.
Medicine
Rating: 2
The whole plant is astringent and haemostatic. A decoction is used in the treatment of traumatic bleeding, haemoptysis in pulmonary disease, gastro-intestinal bleeding, metrorrhagia, haematuria, persistence of post-partum lochial discharge, rectal prolapse and leucorrhoea.
Astringent: Produces contraction in living tissue, reducing the flow of secretions and discharges of blood, mucus, diarrhoea etc.
Haemostatic: Controls internal bleeding.
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How it is grown
Drought resistant.
Propagating it: Seed -
Best place to grow: Cultivated Beds; North Wall. In. East Wall. In.
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness:
Growth:
Soil: Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay)
Shade: Semi-shade
Moisture: Moist