Brassicaceae Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood

Crinkleroot

Cherokee - Food, Vegetable

Use documented by:
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 37

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Scientific name: Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood
USDA symbol: CADI10 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Crinkleroot
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Vegetable
Notes: Leaves & stems parboiled, rinsed, added to hot grease, salt & water & boiled until soft as potherbs.

RECRD: 2145 id: 8019

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