Brassicaceae FAMILY
Cardamine heptaphylla
Cardamine heptaphylla
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cardamine heptaphylla is a herbaceous perennial plant spreading by means of rhizomes to form a clump, the unbranched stems are around 25 - 70cm tall[ 1548 Title Flora Iberica Publication Author Website http://www.floraiberica.es Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Published in book form, the treatments of the various species have also been released on-line in PDF format. Records entered here are all from the on-line PDFs. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern and Central Europe - Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy.
HabitatShady places in forests, especially beech forests, also on slopes or in shady ravines; at elevations from 700 - 1,700 metres[ 1548 Title Flora Iberica Publication Author Website http://www.floraiberica.es Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Published in book form, the treatments of the various species have also been released on-line in PDF format. Records entered here are all from the on-line PDFs. ].