Bittercress
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plant is edible raw.
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plant is best when cooked.
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plant has a peppery taste.
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varieties in the Pacific Northwest include Brewer's bittercress (Cardamine breweri), Heart-leaved bittercress (Cardamine cordifolia) and Pennsylvania bittercress (Cardamine pensylvanica).
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grows in moist woods and meadows in montane and subalpine regions.