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Large Bittercress (Cardamine amara) is a perennial herb native to central and northern Europe, as well as parts of Asia, including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, and many other regions listed above. Large Bittercress (Latin: Cardamine amara) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Large Bittercress is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Large Bittercress is a member native to ALB, ALT, AUT, BLT, BLR, and BGM. Large Bittercress thrives in moist conditions and prefers light (sandy), medium, or heavy (clay) soils with a pH of 6.5–7.
Large Bittercress grows best in USDA zone 4-8, 4/10 light, moist water, and perennial life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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