Macrophylla Bittercress (Cardamine macrophylla)

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

Cardamine macrophylla is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen from July to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies). The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves and young shoots - cooked. — Leaves and young shoots - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests and streamsides, 2100 - 3600 metres from Pakistan to S.W. China, most common in the west of its range. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)