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Wavy Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa) is a hardy herbaceous plant native to central and southern Europe, as well as parts of North Africa and the Middle East, including countries such as Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, and others. Wavy Bittercress (Latin: Cardamine flexuosa) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Wavy 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.
Wavy Bittercress is a member native to ALB, ALG, AUT, BLT, BLR, and BGM. Wavy Bittercress thrives in moist to wet conditions and prefers light (sandy), medium, or heavy (clay) soils with a pH of 7-7.5.
Wavy Bittercress grows best in USDA zone 4-8, 4/10 light, moist, wet water, and annual, perennial life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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