Cow Soapwort
Vaccaria hispanica (P. Miller) Rauschert
Cow Soapwort: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/3005
Synonyms
Saponaria vaccaria  Vaccaria vaccaria 
Tags
Waif Non-native

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6 Records

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Status

"Adventive from Europe" (Reed, 1964).

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Source: Wikipedia

Gypsophila vaccaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Gypsophila
Species:
G. vaccaria
Binomial name
Gypsophila vaccaria
(L.) Sm.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Dianthus inclusus Walp.
  • Lychnis vaccaria (L.) Scop.
  • Saponaria amplissima Mill.
  • Saponaria hispanica Mill.
  • Saponaria inclusa K.Koch
  • Saponaria liniflora Boiss. & Hausskn.
  • Saponaria oxyodonta Boiss.
  • Saponaria pentagona Steud.
  • Saponaria perfoliata Roxb. ex Willd.
  • Saponaria rubra Lam., nom. superfl.
  • Saponaria segetalis Neck.
  • Saponaria vaccaria L.
  • Silene vaccaria E.H.L.Krause
  • Vaccaria arvensis Link, nom. superfl.
  • Vaccaria brachycalyx Pau
  • Vaccaria grandiflora Jaub. & Spach
  • Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert
  • Vaccaria hispanica subsp. grandiflora (Ser.) Holub
  • Vaccaria hispanica subsp. liniflora (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Greuter & Burdet
  • Vaccaria hispanica subsp. oxyodonta (Boiss.) Greuter & Burdet
  • Vaccaria hispanica subsp. pyramidata (Medik.) Holub
  • Vaccaria hispanica subsp. vaccaria (L.) P.Eliáš
  • Vaccaria inclusa Ledeb.
  • Vaccaria liniflora (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Bornm.
  • Vaccaria oxyodonta Boiss.
  • Vaccaria parviflora Moench
  • Vaccaria perfoliata (Roxb. ex Willd.) Sweet
  • Vaccaria pyramidalis Prahl
  • Vaccaria pyramidata Medik.
  • Vaccaria pyramidata subsp. grandiflora (Ser.) Hayek
  • Vaccaria segetalis (Neck.) Garcke ex Asch.
  • Vaccaria segetalis subsp. pyramidata (Medik.) Dostál
  • Vaccaria sessilifolia Sweet, nom. superfl.
  • Vaccaria vaccaria (L.) Huth, not validly publ.
  • Vaccaria vulgaris Host, nom. superfl.

Gypsophila vaccaria is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native from Portugal and Morocco to the Himalayas, and has been introduced into temperate areas worldwide.[1] Among its many synonyms is Vaccaria hispanica, which was the only species placed in the genus Vaccaria. It is known by several common names including cowherb, cowcockle,[2] cow basil, cow soapwort, and prairie carnation. It is an annual herb with blue-gray, waxy herbage and pale pink flowers.

The seeds of the species are used in Chinese medicine. This medicinal is known as wáng bù liú xíng (王不留行, so beneficial at promoting circulation, even the "king cannot stay its movement"). It is used for specific types of menstrual concerns, certain types of arthritis, to promote lactation, to promote blood circulation, and to relieve some types of swellings.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gypsophila vaccaria (L.) Sm." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  2. ^ Flora of North America
  3. ^ Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd edition. Dan Bensky, Steven Clavey, Erich Stöger, et al. 2004. Eastland Press.
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