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Swine Wartcress (Coronopus didymus)
Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)
Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm. is now a synonym of Lepidium didymum L.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Leaves
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
Leaves - raw or cooked. A strong hot cress-like flavour. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A strong hot cress-like flavour.
Habitat & North American Range
Waste places, roadsides and cultivated fields. Found chiefly in sandy soils in Texas. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)