Alpine Rock Cress (Arabis alpina)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Arabis alpina is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in) by 0.4 m (1ft 4in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from March to May, and the seeds ripen in June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies). The plant is self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked or raw. An agreeable cress-like flavour. Flowers - raw or cooked. A cress-like flavour. — Young leaves - cooked or raw.; An agreeable cress-like flavour.; Flowers - raw or cooked.; A cress-like flavour.

Habitat & North American Range

Screes and rocks in moist sites in mountains. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)