Rorippa palustris
| Rorippa palustris | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Early Fall |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Rorippa palustris (common name: yellow marsh cress)
Propagation: Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed in situ either as soon as it is ripe in the late summer or in early spring.
Cultivation: A plant of moist to wet ground, see habitat for ideas of where to grow it..
Range: A cosmopolitan plant, found in most regions of the world including Britain.
Habitat: Moist places, especially where water stands only in the winter[1].
Edibility: The young leaves, stems and young seedlings can be eaten raw in salads or cooked[2][3][4][5][6]. A good watercress substitute[6].
Medicinal: The leaves are antiscorbutic[7].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Nasturtium palustre. non Crantz. Sisymbrium amphibium. S. islandica.
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References
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Cribb, Alan and Joan Cribb. Wild Food in Australia. Fontana, 1976.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ Lassak, Erich and Tara McCarthy. Australian Medicinal Plants.