Torrens Family
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Photographed 30th April 2006.
Cardamine amara is recognisably similar to cardamine pratensis (cuckoo flower) and to cardamine hirsuta (hairy bittercress). However it is a more robust and more succulent looking plant than either of those.
Amara is latin for bitter! It is this plant that gives rise to the name bittercress for the group, for it is both peppery and - well, to my taste not properly bitter, but the taste it does have is quite peculiar as well as being strong. It's probably an acquired taste, but could be a useful addition in small quantities to a spring salad.
Cardamine amara grows is damp conditions as you can in the photograph at Walks with the cats - Witcombe - no. 28
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