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Scientific Name |
Cardamine hirsuta |
Hairy Bittercress
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Common Name |
Hairy Bittercress | |
Type |
Annual/ Biennial | |
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Description |
Slightly hairy 6 leaflets on long stalks ending in long seed pods terminating in four petalled white flowers. | |
Habitat |
Bare ground, walls and rocks. | |
Herbal Usage |
Used in salads. | |
Soil Type |
Poor, bare |
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Soil Fertility |
Poor |
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Soil Moisture |
Dry |
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Soil pH |
All |
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Sunlight |
Full sun |
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Success |
Very generous explosive seed pods. Seedlings will grow from late autumn to spring. | |
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Importance |
Serious if established |
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Cultural Control |
(1.1)( 1.2) |
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Chemical Control |
(3.1.1a) or (3.1.2a) effective. |
Information Collated by James M. Burton as part of H.N.D. Course at Pencoed Agricultural College.
Chemical Information Correct as of 06:06:97. Always read and follow the instruction when using herbicides.