Samolus valerandi

seaside brookweed

Family: Primulaceae • Genus: Samolus • Region: Alabama, Albania, Argentina, Arizona, Arkansas, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, California, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Chile, China (Hunan Sheng, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Croatia, Czech Republic, Delaware, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France (incl. Corsica) AFRICA: Algeria, Georgia, Georgia, Germany, Greece (incl. Crete), Guanajuato, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu) TROPICAL ASIA: India, Guizhou Sheng, Haiti (Puerto Rico), Hidalgo, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico (Baja California (Norte), Michigan (south), Mississippi, Missouri, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Macedonia, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (southeast), Pakistan NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (Québec (southwest), Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Romania, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Russian Federation (European part), San Luis Potosí, Serbia, Sicily), Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa (Cape Province, South Carolina, Spain (incl. Baleares), Sweden, Switzerland, TEMPERATE ASIA: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Tajikistan, Tamaulipas, Tennessee, Texas, Transvaal), Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine (incl. Krym), United Kingdom, United States (Connecticut, Uruguay EUROPE: Denmark, Utah), Uzbekistan, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave) SOUTHERN AMERICA: Cuba, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin (southeast), Yunnan Sheng, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Summary: Samolus valerandi (seaside brookweed) is a plant in the Primulaceae family. Verdica documents 0 traditional uses, 0 phytochemical compounds, and 0 herb-drug interactions for this species.

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About Samolus valerandi

Samolus valerandi is a species in the Primulaceae family.

Care Information

Sunlight	Partial shade; protect from hot afternoon sun
Watering	Regular — keep soil consistently moist
Soil	Rich, humus-rich, moist
Hardiness Zone	USDA 3-8

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