Dentaria diphylla Crinkleroot (Cruciferae)

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Dentaria diphylla
Crinkleroot
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The Dentaria diphylla plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Ontario to S. Carolina, Kentucky and Minnesota. It is a member of the Cruciferae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Crinkleroot. Some home gardeners know the variety as Cardamine diphylla. (Michx.)Wood.

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Latin Name:  Dentaria diphylla
Common Name:  Crinkleroot
Family:  Cruciferae
Author:  Michx.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Rich damp woods and meadows[43, 187].

Edible Uses: Root - raw or cooked[46, 61, 161]. It has a crisp texture and a pleasant pungent taste[43], rather like water cress or horseradish[183]. It can be added to salads or used as a relish[105, 183]. The root has a pungent acrid taste when first harvested, the Indians cleaned the roots, heaped them on a blanket, covered them to exclude air and then left them to ferment for 4 - 5 days. After this the roots developed a sweet taste[207]. Leaves - raw or cooked[257]. The cooking water was changed once in order to remove the bitterness[257].

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