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Cardamine hirsuta

Common Name: bittercress,
Scientific Name: Cardamine hirsuta L.
Family Name: Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) - Mustard Family

Identification Notes

Life Cycle: 
introduced winter annual, reproducing by seed
Stems: 
somewhat erect, reproductive, branched, glabrous
Stems of Bittercress
Stems of Bittercress
Stems of Bittercress
Stems of Bittercress
Stems of Bittercress
Stems of Bittercress
Leaves: 
pinnate (2 to 10 pairs), round or wedge-shaped leaflets, terminal leaflet larger, petioles hairy at base
Flowers: 
4-petaled, white; terminal racemes
Seed Pods: 
silique, 1 inch