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Datasheet: Allium ursinum

1. NOMENCLATURE

Common Names (english): ramsons, buckrams, wild garlic, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek, bear's garlic ^{[wiki en 12.12.2015]}
Common Names (german): Bärlauch, Bärenlauch, Knoblauchspinat, wilder Knoblauch, Waldknoblauch, Rinsenknoblauch, Hundsknoblauch, Hexenzwiebel, Zigeunerlauch, Ramsen, Waldherre ^{[wiki ger 12.12.2015]}
Common Names (german, local): Bärenknuflak (Göttingen), Germsel, Hollauch (mittelhochdeutsch), Hollouch (mittelhochdeutsch), großer Knoblauch (mittelhochdeutsch), Kremser (Aargau), Paules (mittelhochdeutsch), Rämsche (niederdeutsch), Rämsen (Göttingen), Rämtern (Entlebuch, Bern), Rame (althochdeutsch), Rames-adra (althochdeutsch), Rames-öre (althochdeutsch), Rampen, Rampsen, Ramsche (Göttingen), Ramsen (Allgäu), Rambs (Schlesien), Ramisch (Schlesien), Ramsel (Schlesien, Thüringen), Ramser (Schlesien, Bern, mittelhochdeutsch), Ramseren, Ransericht (Schlesien), Räpschala (St. Gallen bei Sargans), Ränze (Aargau), Räzschala (St. Gallen), Remese (mittelhochdeutsch), Remsa (St. Gallen, Oberrhein), Remschala (St. Gallen bei Sargans), Remsen (Göttingen) und Zigeunerknoblauch (St. Gallen bei Werdenberg). ^{[wiki ger 12.12.2015]}
Common Names (hungarian): jurda, kígyóhagyma, poroszhagyma, sajamás, salamás, sarima, sási-hagyma, vadfokhagyma ^{[wiki hu 12.12.2015]}
Taxonomic Position: Amaryllidaceae ^{[wiki en 12.12.2015]}

2. DESCRIPTION

Plant Type: herb, perennial ^{[wiki ger 12.12.2015]}
Seeds: 1000 seed weight is 8.3 grams ^{[sts BubbleCat]}
Similarity to Other Species: Convallaria majalis, Colchicum autumnale, Arum maculatum ^{[wiki ger 12.12.2015]} (poisonous, deadly)

3. DISTRIBUTION AND ECOLOGY

Geographical Distribution: Europe, Asia ^{[wiki ger 12.12.2015]}
Native Habitat: It grows in deciduous woodlands with moist soils, preferring slightly acidic conditions. ^{[wiki en 12.12.2015]}
Soil Requirements: forest

4. PROPAGATION AND CYCLE

Types of Propagation: bulb, seeds (~ 9000 seeds per year on 1 sq m) ^{[wiki ger 12.12.2015]}
Seed Germination Notes: needs stratification, long germination time (2 years) ^{[wiki ger 12.12.2015]}

6. PROPERTIES AND BENEFITS

Documented properties: edible, medicinal
Medicinal properties: Against gastrointestinal disorders, worm attack and Arteriosclerosis. Good for metabolism and the cholesterol level. antihypertensive (against high blood pressure) ^{[wiki ger 12.12.2015]}
Chemical Constituents: in general: flavonoids, leaf specific lectins, prostaglandin A, B and F fresh material: ~0,5 % alliin and ~0,07 % methyl-L-cysteinsulfoxide fresh leaves: ~0,005 % allicin (dried ~0,07 %) ^{[wiki ger 12.12.2015]}

7. REFERENCES AND CITATIONS

sts:
Giveaways:
on: June 02, 2015, 02:38:18 am [Giveaway] Papaver Setigerum, Allium Ursinum, Papaver Dubium
[sts BubbleCat] http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=589
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[wiki en] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_ursinum
[wiki ger] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A4rlauch
[wiki hu] https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medvehagyma

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"You might want to include one of my findings:

Morphology:
1000 seed weight is 8.3 grams"


This is how I'd envision members would contribute updates, the threads OP or if the community likes it that way the mods too could now update the info. I am referring to the discussion here: http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?topic=19.msg24892#msg24892

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