Latin name: Cardamine hirsute
Meaning: Cardamine is a genus; hirsute means “hairy”
Common name: Bittercress, hairy
Plant family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae
Date/Location of specimen: April 3, 2015 in lawn and gardens
Description: basal rosette of pinnate leaves; 1-3 pairs of leaflets with
terminal, larger leaflet; tiny, 4-petaled white flowers in clusters at top of stems,
followed by slender, upright seed capsules
Pest/Disease & Gardening Limitations: seed capsules pop explosively, ensuring propagation in unwanted places. Weeds must be pulled in early spring as seed development begins in mid-April in Northeast Ohio
References:
http://extension.umd.edu/hgic/hairy-bittercress
http://ohioplants.org/brassicaceae/
Collection Sample #1 of 5 WEEDS
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