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Dentaria - (L.)Crantz.

Common Name Coral Root, Coralroot bittercress
Family Brassicaceae or Cruciferae
USDA hardiness 4-8
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Very local in woods, usually on calcareous soils, in Devon, S.E. England, the Chilterns and Ayr[17]. A characteristic species of base-rich beech woodlands[17].
Range Central Europe from Britain and France to Sweden, east to the Balkans, W. Asia and the Caucasus.
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Fully Hardy Moist Soil Semi-shade Full sun
Dentaria Coral Root, Coralroot bittercress


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Dentaria Coral Root, Coralroot bittercress
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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Dentaria is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from April to June, and the seeds ripen from May to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Dentaria bulbifera

Plant Habitats

Edible Uses

Leaves - raw or cooked[K]. A hot cress-like flavour. Bulbils - raw or cooked. They are rather small, about the size ofa lentil, but have a pleasant mild cress-like flavour[K]. Root - raw or cooked[K]. A hot flavour, it is pleasant but rather small[K].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Prefers a moist humus rich soil in shade or semi-shade[200]. The flowers are rarely visited by pollinating insects and seed is rarely set, propagation is carried out by means of bulbils formed on the axils of the upper leaf stems[17, K].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - best sown when ripe, otherwise sow it in the spring. If you have sufficient seed it can be sown in situ, otherwise it is best to sow it in pots in a cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and pant out in the summer. The bulbils can be collected in early summer and potted up. Keep them in a cold frame over the winter and plant out when in active growth in the spring.

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Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Related Plants
Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Dentaria diphyllaCrinklerootPerennial0.3 3-8  LMFSM420
Dentaria laciniataCut-Leaved ToothwortPerennial0.3 5-9  LMSM30 
Dentaria maximaLarge ToothwortPerennial0.3 -  LMSM11 

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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(L.)Crantz.

Botanical References

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