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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Cardamine impatiens is a ANNUAL/BIENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. It is in flower from May to August, and the seeds ripen from May to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies). 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. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.
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Synonyms
Cardamine apetala Moench. Cardamine basisagittata W.T.Wang. Cardamine brachycarpa Opiz. Cardamine da
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; Bog Garden;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Shoots
Edible Uses:
Leaves and young shoots - raw or cooked[105, 177]. Used as a vegetable[272].
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Medicinal Uses
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Antirheumatic Diuretic Stimulant
The plants is antirheumatic, diuretic and stimulant[145, 240].
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Other Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Succeeds in most soils[1]. Prefers a moist humus rich soil in shade or semi-shade[200].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
narrowleaf bittercress or narrow-leaved bitter-cress, bushy rock-cress, Sim sag, Tan lie sui mi qi.
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Russian Federation (Altay, Gorno-Altay, Hakasija, Respublika, Kemerovskaja oblast, Krasnoyarsk (south), Kurganskaja oblast, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Tyumen (south), Tyva, Respublika), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russian Federation (Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur, Sakhalin), China (Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng), Korea, Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku), Taiwan TROPICAL ASIA: Bhutan, India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Pakistan (north) EUROPE: Denmark, Finland (south), United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway (south & central), Sweden (south), Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (north), France (incl. Corsica)
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
This plant can be weedy or invasive. Noxious Weed Information: Connecticut
(narrowleaf bittercress)
Invasive, banned.
Massachusetts
(bushy rock-cress, narrowleaf bittercress)
Prohibited.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed.
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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Botanical References
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