Bittercress

Cardamine spp.

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• plant is edible raw.

• plant is best when cooked.

• plant has a peppery taste.

• varieties in the Pacific Northwest include Brewer's bittercress (Cardamine breweri), Heart-leaved bittercress (Cardamine cordifolia) and Pennsylvania bittercress (Cardamine pensylvanica).

• grows in moist woods and meadows in montane and subalpine regions.