[Bittercress West of the Cascade Mountains]

Hairy Bittercress, European Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta

Inflorescence of Hairy Bittercress, European Bittercress: Cardamine hirsuta

A close-up of the inflorescence of bittercress as seen in the author's garden in Gresham, OR................March 29, 2009. The petals of this species generally do not spread wide but remain closely upright.

Upper stem leaf of Hairy Bittercress, European Bittercress: Cardamine hirsuta

A close-up of an upper stem leaf of bittercress as seen in the author's garden in Gresham, OR................March 29, 2009. The petals of this species generally do not spread wide but remain closely upright.

Paul Slichter