Delaware Wildflowers • Common names
Hairy Bittercress
Cardamine hirsutaBrassicaceae — Mustard family
Non-native
![Hairy Bittercress](/images/cardamine_hirsuta.jpg)
The backyard
April 2001
![Hairy Bittercress](/images/120320_113959.jpg)
The backyard
March 2012
![Hairy Bittercress](/images/cardamine_hirsuta_3.jpg)
![Hairy Bittercress](/images/cardamine_hirsuta_4.jpg)
The tiny hairs at the base of the leaf stalks are why it's called "hairy".
The front yardApril 2013
Guide to Cardamine of Delaware
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.