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Garlic Cress (Peltaria alliacea) is a perennial plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family, native to Albania, Austria, Hungary, Romania, and Yugoslavia. Garlic Cress (Latin: Peltaria alliacea) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Garlic Cress is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Garlic Cress is a member native to ALB, AUT, HUN, ROM, and YUG. Garlic Cress thrives in full to partial sun and prefers moist, light (sandy) or medium soil.
Garlic Cress grows best in USDA zone 5-9, full sun, partial sun/shade light, moist water, and perennial life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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