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Pennsylvania Bittercress (Cardimine pensylvanica)
Image ID: mr21
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Native
Family:
Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Height: 0.67 to 2 ft.
Blooms: April to
June
Leaf Type:
divided
Bloom Size: 0.1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Regular blooms, 4 parts
Location: Mon River Trail
Date: 4/2/2006
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
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