Five-leaflet Bittercress

Cardamine pentaphyllos

The Five-leaflet Bittercress is a small plant with five leaflets on each leaf. It grows in many places and has pretty white flowers that attract bees and butterflies.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Five-leaflet Bittercress has delicate clusters of small, four-petaled flowers, usually white to pale pink or purple. Its most distinctive feature is its leaves, divided into five to seven oval leaflets. These form a rosette near the base and alternate up its slender, green stem.

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Five-leaflet Bittercress

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Datos interesantes

Bittercress plants are related to yummy vegetables like broccoli and cabbage!

Despite its delicate look, this tough plant often grows in cold mountain regions!

Its scientific name 'Cardamine' comes from the Greek for 'heart-strengthening!'

Some people call it 'Lamb's Cress' because lambs love to munch on its fresh leaves!

Habilidades especiales

Five-leaflet Bittercress can launch its seeds far away when ripe pods burst open, helping it spread to new places.

Five-leaflet Bittercress has nutrient-rich leaves that can be eaten, providing a natural food source for various animals and humans.

Five-leaflet Bittercress can thrive in cool, shady, moist environments, allowing it to grow where many other plants struggle.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 10-30 cm
Extensión: 5-15 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.5-1 cm
Temporada de floración: Spring to early summer
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Bees visit its flowers for nectar and pollen.

eaten by

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Deer browse on its tender leaves, especially in spring.

eaten by

Garden Snail

Helix aspersa

Snails and slugs munch on its leaves and stems.

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Bienal

Las plantas bienales completan su ciclo de vida en dos temporadas de crecimiento, formando típicamente follaje en el primer año y floreciendo o semillando en el segundo.

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.