Fibigia clypeata
a perennial member of the Fibigia genus in the family Brassicaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Fibigia
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Height
- 0.6 m
- Spread
- 0.3 m
- Fertility
- Insects
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Insects
Uses
Edible uses
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Young leaves - raw[2]. Used as a cress in salads[4][3].
- Plant part
- Leaves
Environment
- Range
- S. Europe.
- Habitat
- Rocks, dry hills and slopes and dry rocky places up to 1000 metres[6].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- no shade
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- Zone 7+
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerances
- drought
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- tolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow early spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in late spring. If you have sufficient seed then it is worth making an outdoor sowing in situ in the middle of spring.
Cultivation
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Prefers a hot dry well-drained soil in a sunny position[1][5].
References
F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications 1990-00-00 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9
Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications 1972-00-00 ISBN 0-486-20459-6
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Komarov. V. L. Flora of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translation 1968-00-00