Yellowcress
  • plants are edible raw.
  • tastes like peppery lettuce or radishes.
  • can be dried for storage.
  • varieties in the Pacific Northwest are Rorippa palustris, Rorippa islandica.
  • grows in muddly areas in plains, foothills and montane regions.
  • warning: never eat plants from sites with pollute water without first soaking in water with water purification tablets.
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