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Turkish wartycabbage

Bunias orientalis

Also called Warty cabbage, Turkish Rocket, Turkish Warty Cabbage, Hill Mustard

Turkish wartycabbage
Photo: Petr Filippov, CC BY-SA 3.0

Turkish wartycabbage is a hardy, sprawling wild mustard-family plant from Eurasia that spreads aggressively by seed and root fragments. It is grown or foraged mainly for its edible leaves, and it is invasive in much of Central Europe and parts of North America, so it is best kept in check.

Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Tolerates dry spells; water young plants until established, then little is needed.
Soil
Poor to ordinary, well-drained soil; tolerates most soil types.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; thrives in cool temperate conditions.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
EC. Europe to Siberia and NE. China, Türkiye to Iran
Climate
temperate

About

Bunias orientalis, the Turkish wartycabbage, warty-cabbage, hill mustard, or Turkish rocket, is an edible wild plant species in the genus Bunias.

It is classified as an invasive neophyte in most of Middle Europe and parts of North America.

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Wartycabbage

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bunias orientalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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