Heldreichia rotundifolia
a perennial member of the Heldreichia genus in the family Brassicaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Heldreichia
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
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Leaves - raw. Eaten like cress[2][1].
- Plant part
- Leaves
Environment
- Range
- W. Asia - Turkey.
- Habitat
- Screes and rocky slopes, 2000 - 2900 metres in Turkey[3].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cultivation
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We have virtually no information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in this country.
References
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications 1972-00-00 ISBN 0-486-20459-6
Davis. P. H. Flora of Turkey. Edinburgh University Press 1965-00-00