Ecology
thumb|right|upright|Cardamine pratensis from Thomé: Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885
Certain members of the genus, particularly Cardamine diphylla and Cardamine angustata, and to a lesser extent Cardamine concatenata, are also used as one of the main food sources for the butterfly Pieris oleracea.
Uses
The roots of most species are edible raw.
Some species were reputed to have medicinal qualities (treatment of heart or stomach ailments).
References
Bibliography
- Taxonomic Revision of Cardamine