Woodcress, Tuberous bittercress, Gunn's bittercress
Cardamine gunnii

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb. It is a small herb. It has lower leaves in a ring. It keeps growing from year to year. It has spreading rhizomes or underground stems. It grows 10-15 cm high and spreads 10-20 cm wide. The leaves can vary in shaped. They may be spoon shaped and not have lobes or be rounded and have deep lobes. The flowers are white. The petals are rounded and 4-6 mm long. The sepals are purple with white marks. They occur in bunches at the ends of stems which do not have leaves. The fruit are narrow and 2-3 cm long. They are on spreading stems.

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 grassy, rocky places. It can grow from lower altitudes to mountains. Tasmania Herbarium.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin), Tasmania (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

It seeds easily. Plants grow from seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cardamine heterophylla;