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wavy bittercress
Cardamine flexuosa
Cardamine flexuosa, commonly known as wavy bittercress or wood bitter-cress, is an herbaceous annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial plant in the cabbage family (Brassicaceae).
From the article Cardamine flexuosa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This is a small flowering plant growing to a height of no more than 30 cm (12 in), usually annual or short-lived 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 of C. flexuosa generally do not overtop the flowers, a feature distinguishing it from Cardamine hirsuta.
Range & habitat
It is native to the British Isles, Europe, North Africa, Turkey and Iran and widely introduced elsewhere.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
At the table
In the Northeast Indian state of Manipur, where it is known as chaantruk, C. flexuosa is eaten as an aromatic herb, often used to garnish eromba.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 69636.