Cerastium viscosum — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

Leaves and young shoots are edible. No further preparation details are given.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, Europe, USA,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

Cerastium viscosum is an annual growing to 0.3 m tall. The hermaphroditic plant is self-fertile. It grows in light sandy, medium loamy, or heavy clay soils with mildly acid to basic pH, requires full sun, and prefers moist conditions.

How to Grow

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of this country. It is likely to require a moist soil in light shade. According to some botanists this species is no more than a synonym for C. holosteoides.

Propagation: Sow seed in spring in a cold frame. Once seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots and plant into permanent positions during summer.

Medicinal Uses

The plant has anodyne and astringent properties. The juice is applied to the forehead to relieve headaches and dropped into the nostril to treat nosebleeds.

Other Uses

None known.

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Cerastium viscosum is an annual growing to 0.3 m tall. The hermaphroditic plant is self-fertile. It grows in light sandy, medium loamy, or heavy clay soils with mildly acid to basic pH, requires full sun, and prefers moist conditions.