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narrow-leaved bittercress

Cardamine impatiens

Narrow-leaved bittercress is a small plant with long, thin leaves. It often grows in wet places and has tiny white flowers that can brighten up any garden!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The narrow-leaved bittercress is a slender plant with delicate white flowers, each having four tiny petals. Its distinctive basal leaves are deeply lobed or toothed, while stem leaves are noticeably narrower and often clasp the stem. This upright plant features long, thin seed pods that stand erect.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Its scientific name 'impatiens' means 'impatient,' because its seeds burst out so quickly!

Some people call it 'flea cress' because of its incredibly tiny, dark seeds!

This wild plant is a surprising relative of familiar vegetables like broccoli and cabbage!

You might find this tenacious plant growing even in cracks in pavements or walls!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Seed Flinger

Narrow-leaved bittercress can explosively eject its seeds when pods are touched, scattering them far from the parent plant.

Fähigkeit

Pioneer Power

Narrow-leaved bittercress can quickly sprout and grow in disturbed areas, rapidly colonizing new patches of ground.

Fähigkeit

Peppery Defense

Narrow-leaved bittercress has a peppery taste due to mustard oils, deterring some herbivores while making it appealing to humans.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-60 cm
Blütengröße
0.2-0.3 cm
Blütezeit
Spring-Summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Selbstbestäubung

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Grey field slug

Deroceras reticulatum

Slugs enjoy its tender leaves, especially when young.

eaten by

Small Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

Its leaves are a food source for caterpillars.

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Honey bees occasionally visit its tiny flowers for nectar.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always check with an adult before touching or eating any plants.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von narrow-leaved bittercress?

10-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von narrow-leaved bittercress?

0.2-0.3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von narrow-leaved bittercress?

Spring-Summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von narrow-leaved bittercress?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von narrow-leaved bittercress?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von narrow-leaved bittercress?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von narrow-leaved bittercress?

Selbstbestäubung

Wo findet man narrow-leaved bittercress normalerweise?

Wetlands

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