Brassicaceae FAMILY
Cardamine violacea
Cardamine violacea
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cardamine violacea is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas from India to Bhutan and Nepal.
HabitatMoist places in forested areas at elevations of 2500 - 3600 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].