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Common Name: bittercress
Scientific Name: Cardamine hirsuta L.
Family Name: Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) - Mustard Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - winter annual, reproducing by seed

stems - somewhat erect, reproductive, branched, glabrous growth habit 1, growth habit 2, growth habit 3, growth habit 4, seedling

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

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