Oram-Petsik / 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, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- BasalrecordedLeaves cluster at the base of the plant rather than along a stem.“It often grows a rosette of leaves at the base of the stem, while there may be leaves on the upright stem, most of the leaves will be part of the basal rosette.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves in this rosette are pinnately divided into 8–15 leaflets which have short stems connecting them to the petiole.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The leaflets are round to ovate in shape and may have smooth or dentate edges.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The leaflets are round to ovate in shape and may have smooth or dentate edges.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“The leaflets are round to ovate in shape and may have smooth or dentate edges.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Oram-Petsik itself; the rest are typical of the Brassicaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“The fruits grow in a thin pod arranged as a single row.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Oram-Petsik itself; the rest are typical of the Brassicaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Adi
- Oram-petsik
- Manipuri
- ꯎꯆꯤ ꯍꯡꯥꯝ Uchi hangam
- Tangkhul
- Shiwokkayanghan
About Oram-Petsik
A member of the Brassicaceae family, Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh and 5 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from November to December.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten.
Brassicaceae
Mustard family
Oram-Petsik belongs to the Brassicaceae family.
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