Cruciata laevipes

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crosswort
smooth bedstraw
Cruciata laevipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Cruciata
Species:
C. laevipes
Binomial name
Cruciata laevipes
Synonyms[1]
  • Valantia cruciata L.
  • Galium cruciata (L.) Scop.
  • Galium cruciata var. laevipes (Opiz) W.D.J.Koch
  • Rubia cruciata (L.) Baill.
  • Valantia hirsuta Gilib.
  • Aparine latifolia Moench
  • Galium valantia G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
  • Valantia ciliata Opiz ex J.Presl & C.Presl
  • Galium glabrifolium Rochel
  • Galium cruciata var. mucronata Peterm.
  • Cruciata ciliata Opiz
  • Cruciata hirsuta Fourr.
  • Galium luteocruciatum St.-Lag.
  • Valantia crucialis Bubani

Cruciata laevipes is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is commonly known as crosswort, smooth bedstraw or Luc na croise in Gaelic.[1] The Latin epithet laevipes refers to the smooth stalk.

The common name crosswort is a 16th century translation of the botanists' Latin cruciata planta, meaning "cross plant", i.e., with leaves in a cross-like arrangement.[2]

Description

This perennial sprawling plant can grow to a height of 15–70 cm (6–28 in), spreads by seeds and

flies.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Cruciata laevipes is found in most of

calcareous soils.[8]

Uses

C. laevipes flowers

Cruciata laevipes is little used in herbal medicine today, but it was once recommended as a remedy for rupture,

dropsy.[9] Bald's Leechbook recommended crosswort as a cure for headaches.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "ITIS - Report: Cruciata laevipes". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  2. ISBN 0-71-390442-9
  3. ^ Hutchinson, John (1955). British Wild Flowers. Harmondsworth : Penguin. V. 1. p. 211.
  4. ^ "Crosswort | The Wildlife Trusts". www.wildlifetrusts.org. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  5. ^ "Cruciata laevipes Crosswort, Smooth bedstraw PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  6. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program, Cruciata laevipes
  8. ^ The Flora of Derbyshire[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Medicinal plants". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  10. ISBN 0-316-51157-9

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