Cardamine flexuosa
Common name
wavy bittercress
Family
Brassicaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
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CARFLE
Conservation status
Not applicable
Brief description
Cauline leaves pinnate, obviously clad in bristly hairs (cf. C. hirsuta); flowering stem zig-zagged (‘flexuous’)at each flower node.
Flower colours
White
Year naturalised
1957
Origin
Europe
Etymology
cardamine: From the Greek name kárdamon, referring to an Indian spice
flexuosa: Flexuous