Garlic cress, Shieldwort
Peltaria alliacea
Family: Brassicaceae
What it is like
A cabbage family herb. It forms clumps. It milder places it can keep growing from year to year. It grows 30 cm tall and wide. The flowering stems can be 60 cm tall. The flowers are white.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Europe, Slovenia
How it is used for food
The flowers and leaves are eaten in salads. They have a flavour of garlic and mustard. (They become bitter in hot weather.)
Edible parts
Flowers, leaves
How it is grown
Plants can be grown from seed or by division of the clump.
Its other names
Local names
Ploščevica