Cut-Leaved Toothwort (Dentaria laciniata)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Dentaria laciniata is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen in June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant pungent peppery taste, somewhat like watercress. — Root - raw or cooked.; A pleasant pungent peppery taste, somewhat like watercress.; Added to salads or used as a relish.; Leaves - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Rich damp woods and on calcareous rocky banks. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)