Matritense Sisymbrium (Sisymbrium matritense)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Sisymbrium matritense is a ANNUAL/BIENNIAL growing to 0.9 m (3ft). 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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Eaten cooked. No reference is made to which part of the plant is eaten, though it is most likely to be the young leaves and perhaps the young shoots and young flowering stems. — No reference is made to which part of the plant is eaten, though it is most likely to be the young leaves and perhaps the young shoots and young flowering stems.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)