- edible as cooked greens.
- boil older plants in two changes of water to reduce bitterness.
- varieties in the Pacific Northwest are True mustards (Brassica spp.), Wintercresses (Barbarea spp.), Tansy mustards (Descurainia spp.), Tumble-mustards (Sisymbrium spp.), and Peppergrasses (Lepidium spp.).
- grows in open, disturbed areas in plains, foothills, and montane regions.
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