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Biennial. Heart-shaped, coarsely toothed leaves that smell of garlic when crushed. Flowers in its second year, producing button-like clusters of white, 4-petalled flowers. Flowers April to June. Found in the wild in damp hedgerows, wood edges and other shady places. Will grow in full shade in moist/wet soil.
Leaves are good for the digestive system and can be added to salads. The roots can be chopped up and heated in oil to make an ointment to rub on the chest for bronchitis. A yellow dye is also obtained form the plant.
Food plant of Orange-tip butterflies.
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