Hairy Bittercress
Cardamine hirsuta
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- November-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cardamine hirsuta
- Genus
- Cardamine
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Brassicaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Brassicaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Hairy Bittercress
Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) is a herb belonging to the Brassicaceae family (Mustard family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/pinnate leaves, raceme/corymb flower clusters, silique/silicle fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings. It occurs across Cosmopolitan. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during November-December. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Brassicaceae
Mustard family
Hairy Bittercress belongs to the Brassicaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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