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Cardamine hygrophila
Family: Brassicaceae
What it is like
A cabbage family herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows up to 25 cm tall. The rhizomes are compact and thick.
There are about 160 Cardamine species. They are mostly in damp places in temperate regions.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows in valleys, stream sides between 1400–2200 m altitude in China. In Sichuan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China
How it is used for food
The plant is used as a vegetable.
Edible parts
Leaves, vegetable