Common Name: bittercressScientific Name: Cardamine hirsuta L.Family Name: Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) - Mustard FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced winter annual, reproducing by seed Stemssomewhat erect, reproductive, branched, glabrous Leavespinnate (2 to 10 pairs), round or wedge-shaped leaflets, terminal leaflet larger, petioles hairy at base Flowers4-petaled, white; terminal racemes Seed Podssilique, 1 inch