Common Name:
bittercress
Scientific Name:
Cardamine hirsuta
Family Name:
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
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Mustard Family
Life Cycle
introduced winter annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
somewhat erect, reproductive, branched, glabrous
Leaves
pinnate (2 to 10 pairs), round or wedge-shaped leaflets, terminal leaflet larger, petioles hairy at base
Flowers
4-petaled, white; terminal racemes
Seedpods
silique, 1 inch