Brassicaceae FAMILY
Cardamine trichocarpa
Cardamine trichocarpa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitAnnual
Growth—
In Tanzania it grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,200 - 1,800mm[1]. Tolerates a wide range of soil types[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cardamine+trichocarpa>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania — Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. · Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. · 2002 · ISBN 9966-896-60-0 ↩︎A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants.
- [2]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.