Cardamine lilacina

Hook.

Trifoliate bittercress

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds

The seeds are eaten.

It is a temperate plant.

Australia*, Tasmania,

Countries: Australia

A temperate herb in the cabbage family (Brassicaceae), one of approximately 160 Cardamine species mostly found in damp places in temperate regions.

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Cardamine lilacina, commonly known as the lilac bitter-cress, is a herbaceous plant native to Australia.

There are about 160 Cardamine species. They are mostly in damp places in temperate regions.

Names & Synonyms

Cardamine intermedia Hook.

References (3)

Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 194 (As Cardamine intermedia)
Curtis, W.M., 1956, The Students Flora of Tasmania Vol 1 p 34 (As Cardamine intermedia)
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