Brassicaceae FAMILY
Cardamine pennsylvanica
Cardamine pennsylvanica
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cardamine pennsylvanica is a Biennial/Perennial up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeN. America - Newfoundland to Minnesota and Montana, south to Florida, Tennessee and Kansas.
HabitatUsually found in moist or wet soils[ 159 Title Wild Food Plants of Indiana. Publication Author McPherson. A. and S. Publisher Indiana University Press Year 1977 ISBN 0-253-28925-4 Description A nice pocket guide to this region of America. ], it grows in most soils and habitats in eastern N. America[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ].