Hairy Bittercress, Hoary Bittercress, Lamb's Cress, Spring Cress, Flickweed - Cardamine hirsuta
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Cardamine hirsuta - Hairy Bittercress, Hoary Bittercress, Lamb's Cress, Spring Cress, Flickweed.
Hairy Bittercress is a weedy plant of the Mustard family, introduced from Europe and Asia. Frequently found in moist fields, yards, and roadsides, it is one of the earliest bloomers, blooming in January or February. The foliage is edible.
Found in:
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV
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Distribution of Cardamine hirsuta in the United States and Canada:
Map courtesy of The Biota of North America Program.
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| | Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2012-February-04 | Photographer: Gerald C. Williamson
Nikon D7000
| | Cardamine hirsuta blossoms have four petals and usually four stamens, but sometimes as few as two or as many as 6. I find it to be unusual to catch the blossoms open. | | 
| | Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2012-February-04 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000 | | Cardamine hirsuta has an occasionally branched stem standing up to about 12 above the dense cluster of basal leaves. This basal rosette persists through anthesis. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2012-February-04 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000 | | The siliques (seedpods) are narrow and elongated. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2012-February-04 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000 | | Note that the leaflets on the basal leaves are not opposite, although they are close. The few stem (cauline) leaves on the plant are alternating as well. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2012-February-04 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000 | | I was not able to see the hairs on the leaves without magnification. The large, terminal leaflet in this photo is less than 1/2" across. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
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