Brassicaceae FAMILY
Cardamine leucantha
Cardamine leucantha
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cardamine leucantha is a perennial plant that can grow up to 60cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The leaves are sold in local food markets in Korea[ 1665 Title Wild Food Plants in South Korea; Market Presence, New Crops, and Exports to the United States Publication Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1996), pp. 57-70 Author Pemberton R.W. & Nam Sook Lee Website http://www.jstor.org/stable/4255805 Publisher Year 1996 ISBN Description ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan.
HabitatWet places by ponds and streams, in mountains all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ].