Hairy Bittercress
Botanical name: Cardamine hirsuta
Family: Cabbage, aka Brassica (Brassicaceae)
Collectability: plentiful, common, widespread, weed
Main benefit
Rich in vitamins and minerals
Use - overview
Features and Identification
Habitat
Type: dry wast places
Distribution: throughout northern hemisphere
General
Growth type: herb
Cycle: annual
Height: up to 30 cm
Other: hairy
Leaf
Shape: pinnate
Arrangement: basal rosette
Other: small
Flower
Shape: cross
Diameter: up to 5 mm
Petals/sepals: round
Arrangement: branched clusters
Colour:
Seed
Casing: long erect pods
Type: dry wast places
Distribution: throughout northern hemisphere
General
Growth type: herb
Cycle: annual
Height: up to 30 cm
Other: hairy
LeafShape: pinnate
Arrangement: basal rosette
Other: small
FlowerShape: cross
Diameter: up to 5 mm
Petals/sepals: round
Arrangement: branched clusters
Colour:
SeedCasing: long erect pods
When Available?
all year February to November
Culinary Use
Flavour
Rating and Description:
peppery
How to Consume
raw
sprouted
Used as ...
food, garnish
food
Rating and Description:
pepperyHow to Consume
raw sproutedUsed as ...
food, garnish food
Key
Plant parts:
leaf
stem or trunk
sap
root, bulb, tuber and other below ground parts
flower
fruit
seed
Use:
culinary use
medicinal use
household use
Other:
caution
leaf stem or trunk sap root, bulb, tuber and other below ground parts flower fruit seedUse:
culinary use medicinal use household useOther:
caution
Glossary
General Glossary
- pinnate: with series of leaflets on each side of a central stalk
