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Scurvy grass
Cardamine glacialis

Family: Brassicaceae


What it is like

A cabbage family herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are 2-15 cm long and have 3-11 leaflets. The flowers are white. The fruit is narrow and 2-4 cm long by 1-2 mm wide.

There are about 160 Cardamine species. They are mostly in damp places in temperate regions.


Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Chile, Falklands, South America


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves


How it is grown


Its other names

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