Hairy Bittercress

Hairy Bittercress

Common name: Hairy Bittercress

Latin name: Cardamine hirsuta L.

Family: Brassicaceae

Life Cycle: Annual

Type: Broadleaf

Description: Winter annual with a basal rosette consisting of pinnately lobed leaves. Flowers have white petals 2-3 mm long. Mature fruits consist of linear siliques 15-25 mm long that shatter when disturbed.

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Hairy Bittercress