#bittercress

[uxbridge]

March flowers

[dvoeverie-stitches]

Avocado Toast with Bittercress and Homemade Za’atar (from foraged sumac)

After trimming the bittercress, I simply mashed up half an avocado and sprinkled it with lime juice and salt.

I spread the avocado on toast and topped it with za’atar I made in the autumn and crumbled bacon and bittercress.

[phantomtheraccoon]

God I love spring.

[staticfinch]

It’s been raining and I’ve been sick all week but today I finally got to go out and frolic! Spring is such a beautiful time. Friends all around

[godbirdart]

[mykl]

Today's experiment in foraging for fresh produce + lazy cooking?  A mediocre store-bought pizza topped with just harvested ramps and bittercress.

A delicious dinner squeezed into an hour between chores.

I think the pinch of salt sprinkled on the slivered ramps really made this Allium pop.  Short on time today, i was conservative with both these green toppings; next time i'll try doubling the amount.

Did i already say this was delicious?

[urban-meadow-cryptid]

small flowers, march 2025

Houstonia pusilla, the tiny bluet, and a species of bittercress (Cardamine)

metro atlanta, georgia, us

[oliviarosaline]

Purple Cress

Cardamine douglassii

Also known as Limestone Cress, this species in the mustard family features clusters of light purple flowers in early spring and can be found in wet and swampy forests with calcium carbonate rich soils. It's native to parts of the eastern United States and southern Ontario, Canada.

The plants I photographed are part of an isolated population remaining in a tiny bottomland forest remnant in St. Charles County, Missouri. Unfortunately, the rest of the forest has been lost due to suburban sprawl and what little of it remains has many invasive species, including winter creeper, callery pear, and japanese honeysuckle trying to encroach from surrounding developments and outcompete native plants like this one.

March 12th & 13th, 2024

St. Charles County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline