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Brassicaceae FAMILY

Cardamine raphanifolia

Cardamine raphanifolia

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cardamine raphanifolia is a herbaceous perennial plant spreading by means of rhizomes to form a clump; the robust, erect to ascending stems are around 15 - 65cm 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. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, where it makes a good ground cover in moist conditions.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - southern France, and northern Spain. Occasionally established in Britain.
HabitatEdges of streams and springs, wet meadows, shady sites in deciduous forests; at elevations from 200 - 2,000 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. ].