Harvesting Wild Greens on the Equinox
Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta and Cardamine pensylvanica) is one of the best early spring greens in eastern PA. It is one of over 150 similar species which grow all over the world. The genus Cardamine is in the mustard family, known as Cruciferae or Brassica. So, the plant has a mustard, horseradish, or pepper flavor and …