Species

Cardamine hirsuta

Etymology

Cardamine: From the Greek name kárdamon, referring to an Indian spice

Common Name(s)

bitter cress

Authority

Cardamine hirsuta L.

Family

Brassicaceae

Brief Description

Cauline leaves pinnate, glabrous or nearly so (cf. C. flexuosa, which often grows with C. hirsuta; and despite the species name 'hirsuta'); stem axis not zig-zagged (cf. C. flexuosa).

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

CARHIR

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

White

Year Naturalised

1901

This page last updated on 27 Aug 2015