Coronopus didymus
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| Coronopus didymus | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Width: | 0.5' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Early Fall |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Coronopus didymus (common name: swine wartcress)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ.
Cultivation: See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs.
Range: Europe. Asia. N. America. Naturalized in Britain[1].
Habitat: Waste places, roadsides and cultivated fields[1][2]. Found chiefly in sandy soils in Texas[3].
Edibility: Leaves - raw or cooked[4][5]. A strong hot cress-like flavour[6][K].
Pollinators: Self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Lepidium didymum. Senebiera didyma.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ Diggs, George and Barney Lipscomb. Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute, 1999.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Cribb, Alan and Joan Cribb. Wild Food in Australia. Fontana, 1976.