Wavy Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa)
Description
Cardamine flexuosa, commonly known as Wavy Bittercress, is an herbaceous annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial plant in the cabbage family (Cruciferae) This is a small flowering plant growing to a height of no more than 30 cm, usually perennial, with few short, erect stems . The leaves pinnate, mostly at the base, each with about 5 pairs of rounded leaflets. Flowers very small, white, 3 - 4 mm across with 6 stamens. Fruits generally not overtopping the flowers a feature distinguishing it from Cardamine hirsuta.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Brassicales
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Family: Brassicaceae
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Genus: Cardamine
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