Coronopus didymus
Swine Wartcress
an annual or biennial member of the Coronopus genus in the family Brassicaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Coronopus
- Life cycle
- annual, biennial
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Spread
- 0.15 m
- Fertility
- Self fertile, Self
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Self
Uses
Edible uses
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Leaves - raw or cooked[1][3]. A strong hot cress-like flavour[144, K].
- Plant part
- Leaves
Environment
- Range
- Europe. Asia. N. America. Naturalized in Britain[2].
- Habitat
- Waste places, roadsides and cultivated fields[2][5]. Found chiefly in sandy soils in Texas[4].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ.
Cultivation
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See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs.
References
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00
Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Botanical Research Institute, Texas. 1999-00-00 http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm
Fernald. M. L. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co. 1950-00-00