One of the Earliest Spring Greens to Forage: Learn to ID Spring Cress aka Cardamine Hirsuta
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One of the Earliest Spring Greens to Forage: Learn to ID Spring Cress aka Cardamine Hirsuta
One of the earliest greens to gather is Spring Cress. This tasty wild food is also called Hairy Bittercress. But note: it is hardly hairy* or bitter. It has an earthy, green flavor with hints of arugula, watercress, cabbage, and mustard (all close relatives).
Eat: Consume any above ground part that is tender. Eat raw or cooked (but cook only briefly). Great in salad, soups, sauces such as green goddess dressings and pesto, etc.
Nutrients: There is not much data on this species, but like its relatives, it most likely contains plenty of vitamin C, beta carotene, calcium, magnesium, and so. It is a bit of a digestive stimulant and can encourage pooping (aperient).
Range: Scientifically called Cardamine hirsuta of the Brassicaceae family, a native of Eurasia, and now a widespread cosmopolitan weed (“invasive” in some areas). In the USA it grows throughout hardiness zones 4-8, minus some of the midwestern states.
Distribution Maps:
plants.usda.gov/home/plantPro...
powo.science.kew.org/taxon/ur...
Look for it in anthropogenic sites: gardens, fields, meadows, where humans interact with the soil. It thrives in moist rich soil, in full sun to part shade.
Names: Cardamine hirsuta (scientific name) has many commons names: Wild Cress, Land Cress, Hairy Bitter Cress, Spring Cress. To be sure you are with the correct plant, best to refer to it by its scientific name.
Identification
This is a small plant whose leaves are mostly in a basal rosette.
It grows to 8 inches wide.
Leaves are compound, pinnately arranged, with a terminal leaflet.
*Basal leaves have stalks (petioles) with a touch of hair, (may need to magnify to see). This is the “hairy” in its name.
May have a few aerial leaves that alternate up the flower stalk.
Flower is white and has 4 petals arranged in the shape of a cross or an X (typical of the Brassicaceae family).
Seeds form inside elongated seed pods called siliques that grow upright and parallel to the flower stalk. When ripe, the seeds shoot out (fun to see or feel).
It has shallow stringy roots.
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@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Victoria, thank you for this feedback! Enjoy the channel.
My God is amazing! HalleluYAH! Beautiful plant!
@DinaFalconi
Жыл бұрын
Yes!
Dina, thank you for this lesson. Your video technique makes me feel as though I am in a class with you. Thank you and God Bless you for sharing all your knowledge.
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Jojo, thank you for your comment! Enjoy the videos.
we call these shotweed out here in the Pacific NW of WA because of the way the seeds shoot. we've been eating it in salads for over a month now! LOVE the peppery cress flavor!
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Katy! shotweed = good name for this plant in seed! Hoping you are well!
My goodness the things I've overlooked all these years...I see this cress in my yard.
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Refined, good to know! Enjoy.
Absolutely love the way you teach, thank you for sharing your knowledge. I always look forward to your lessons. Also love that you wear “wool and linen” ❤️
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Stacey, thank you for your appreciative comment!
Thank you!!! I’ve been wondering what this plant is for years!!💛 your videos are exceptional and you’re one of my favorite herbalists. Also out of all the herbalists I watch, my 13 yr old daughter loves yours the most.
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Serenity, so glad we've solved this Cardamine mystery for you. And I really appreciate the feedback... and so great that your daughter is watching / learning too!
Thank you! I have lots of this here in NH.
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Ericka, good to know!
Dina... this is about to be the BEST chanel I EVER subscribed for!! And i just discovered you ! THANK YOUU
@DinaFalconi
3 ай бұрын
Hello Samar, thanks you for appreciating the channel! Please enjoy all the videos. Thank you for subscribing.
@DinaFalconi
3 ай бұрын
Hello Samar, thanks you for appreciating the channel! Please enjoy all the videos. Thank you for subscribing.
I think I have this growing in my neighborhood!
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Paige, let us know if you key it out correctly.
I love your encouragement and enthusiasm. I do have hairy bittercress growing all about the acreage. I'm enjoying incorporating what I learn into my diet. Thank you.
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Debbie, thank you for your comment! Happy foraging and feasting.
I've been calling it artillery weed due to the seeds shooting me when bumped. 😂 I didn't realize this was an edible. Thank you so much!
@DinaFalconi
Жыл бұрын
Welcome...and funny: "artillery weed'!
Dina, thank you for another great video! I appreciate your style and attention to detail. My property is covered with these little gems, and now will grace our salad and soup bowls.🌿
@DinaFalconi
3 ай бұрын
Welcome, and enjoy!
Thanks for sharing this! I’d really like to see some recipes and cooking with this. Thanks again.
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Jackie, thank you for your comment. I suggest you use Cardamine as you would arugula, and or watercress. So that means salads, but also in sauces (pesto, green goddess dressing, or added to soup at the end of the cooking process.
@jackiemartin4864
2 жыл бұрын
@@DinaFalconi thank you! This is exactly what I needed. Thanks Dina!
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Welcome.
Please just keep doing these - and start to organize your media, before it becomes out of hand - it would be amazing to have a playlist of these based on seasons or anything really - love to learn - love watching these! I have looked at this plant before, and thought I could eat it lol like most plants
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Steve, for this comment! Enjoy the videos.
@stevenothanks7379
2 жыл бұрын
@@DinaFalconi No, thank you - I guess I just have too much to say lol so i wont but i will say this, your videos are very important
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your comment!
The leaves look a bit like arugula leaves as well
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Nancy, thank you for your comment. Yes, and yet make sure to learn the leaves of Cardamine hirsuta before eating.
Thank you, Dina, for the thoroughness of your education, and the detail with which you address each plant. :-) Your camera angles and zoom in lens help us tremendously to identify each plant well. :-) This attention to detail is missing in so many foragers videos, entertaining as they may be. I stumbled upon your videos today and immediately subscribed! Thank you so much for educating us. :-) A nature walk with you would be so fun, rewarding, and highly nutritive! :-)
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Diana, thank you for appreciating the video! Yes, I really wish for folks to be able to key out the plants, and so glad that you are appreciating that! Enjoy the channel!
Great teacher always ❤
@DinaFalconi
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Marilyn!
I too enjoy the blend of enthusiasm and straight facts in your teaching style. This is such a fascinating and exciting season. We just started raising chickens and rabbits this year, so it's been great fun to study up on local plants that they can enjoy and benefit from, as well as for our own personal use. Do you know of specific pro or cons for such animals regarding this specific plant?
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Dogslobber, thanks for your comment. Not sure, but think it would be good for rabbits and chickens.
@dogslobbergardens6606
2 жыл бұрын
@@DinaFalconi thank you for your response; I haven't found anything contraindicating it yet, just a couple articles recommending cresses in general to be used but in moderation for rabbits. I'll continue to search.
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
thanks.
Perfect timing as usual. I will be looking for this gem as soon as the snow leaves.....should be soon. I live in the midwest, but I'm relatively sure I've seen this. It'll be interesting to find out.
@DinaFalconi
Жыл бұрын
Nice, yes, I bet you'll find it, and keep us posted!
I made a wild cress salad for dinner last night..... delicious!
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Great! Was it made from this cress: Cardamine hirsuta... or another species?
@zx900steve
2 жыл бұрын
@@DinaFalconi yes. Cardimin hirsuta. It's everywhere in northeast Pennsylvania
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, good to know!
Great
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Ieva!
I have been encountering and trying to ID this plant for years!
@DinaFalconi
Жыл бұрын
Hello Laura, glad to help! Enjoy the videos on the channel!
Well explanation . Thanks!
@DinaFalconi
10 ай бұрын
Thanks, I hope you enjoy the videos on the channel.
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@DinaFalconi
5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
One tuber called this Chick weed, i did find some the other day. It tasted good.
@DinaFalconi
3 ай бұрын
Ah, please not that this is not chickweed. Here are our chickweed videos: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKBktsybmqy0oM4.html and kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3WV0rOql9ngeNY.html
@Large011
3 ай бұрын
@@DinaFalconiAfter watching your video I thought about it and realized they weren't the same plant. The leaves look similar however one grows as a rosette" while the other is Vine-like. Thank you for the link Dina. I will definitely watch it. 💐
@DinaFalconi
3 ай бұрын
Welcome! Yes, Cardamine hirsuta (cress) grows as a rosette And I would say chickweed is mounding, and prostrate / and somewhat floppy, but not so vine-y. @@Large011
@Large011
3 ай бұрын
@@DinaFalconi That is the proper wording I needed to learn, and a whole lot more, Lol. You're so Awesome and very much appreciated. ❇️🐿️🍄🪴🦉
@DinaFalconi
3 ай бұрын
Thanks, enjoy the journey! @@Large011
Dina, do you know if this grows in Central Florida?
@DinaFalconi
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Susana, in the text I've included a link for the USA range, and here it is again: plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CAHI3 and it does look like it is in parts of Florida. Let us know if you find any and where you are. Thanks!
HI Dina, Do you have a main website with credentials? I want to cite you for the class I am in.. Best, Heather
@DinaFalconi
Жыл бұрын
Sure, you can see my bio on my website here: www.BotanicalArtsPress.com and if you have a copy of my book Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook, you can see my bio on the back cover.