Roadside bittercress (Cardamine debilis)

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

Cardamine debilis is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - raw. Added to salads. A hot cress-like flavour. — A hot cress-like flavour.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp places in lowland forest and scrub, North, South and Stewart Islands. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)