Large bitter-cress
Cardamine amara
About
Cardamine amara, known as large bitter-cress, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is a perennial with upright, mostly unbranched, stems to 70 cm (28 in) tall, and leaves made up of between three and 13 leaflets. The flowers have petals that are 8–14 mm (0.3–0.6 in) long and are generally white, although sometimes pink or purple. It is found in damp places.
- Family
- Brassicaceae
How to use it
Large bitter-cress can be beneficial for attracting pollinators to your garden, thanks to its flowers. Additionally, its presence in damp areas helps stabilize soil and prevent erosion, making it a valuable plant for ecological balance.
Sources: Grangery, en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
Full detailsevery field on the record, to copy
- Name
- Cardamine amara
- Slug
- cardamine-amara
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Cardamine
- Species
- amara
- Wikidata QID
- Q163609
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
Generated sections & citations
summarywikipedia
fun_facts_kidsllm_openai · confidence 0.80
- wikidata (common_name)
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardamine_amara
fun_facts_adultllm_openai · confidence 0.80
- sprigloom (taxonomy)
- sprigloom (taxonomy)
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardamine_amara
how_to_usellm_openai · confidence 0.80
- sprigloom (taxonomy)
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardamine_amara