Cardamine hirsuta L. Hairy Bitter-cress

Cardamine hirsuta L. - Hairy Bitter-cress

Scientific Description:

Annual herb. Stems erect, often leafless, up to 25 cm. Lowest leaves in a distinct rosette, with 1−5 pairs of lateral leaflets and a larger terminal leaflet. Petals 2.5−3 mm, not exceeding the sepals. Siliquae c. 1 mm broad, erect.

 

Flowering time: March−April.

Habitat: Waste places, s.l.−2000 m.

 

Reference:

Cullen J (1965). Cardamine hirsuta L., Crantz, In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 1: 443.

Public Description:

Cardamine hirsuta, commonly known as “hairy bitter-cress”, is native to Türkiye, Europe and North Africa. It is an annual plant with white flowers, and grows up to 25 cm in length. It blooms between March and April and is found in waste places. 

 

References:

Anonymous (2018). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardamine_hirsuta, Accessed date: 20.03.2018.

Mutlu B (2012). Cardamine L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 264−268.