Cardamine amara   Large Bittercress C DD

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Bitter-cresses are generally thought of a small weeds which you see on paths and in gardens but this one is up to 30 cm or more in height with fairly large, showy flowers. It has the typical Bitter-cress leaves but they tend to be brighter green in colour.

This plant has a strange distribution with very little in western Wales, Ireland or northern Scotland but plenty elsewhere.

Cardamine amara

Cardamine amara Large Bittercress

Witherslack Woods 10th May 2005

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Cardamine amara

Witherslack Woods 10th May 2005

Added on December 5th 2004 17th May 2004, updated 20th November 2008, updated 10th March 2010

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