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