Niebieskie Żródła, near Tomaszów Mazowiecki

Synonyms: 'Alsine aquatica', 'Cerastium aquaticum', 'Larbrea aquatica', 'Malachium aquaticum', 'Myosanthus aquaticus'. Native to temperate Eurasia. Edible plant - young leaves and stems cooked, sweet and tender, they are very rich in minerals; a famine food that is only used in times of scarcity. Herbal plant - a decoction of the leaves is used as a galactogogue; the plant is used in the treatment of fistula.