Cardamine papillata
Forest Bitter-cress
Slender erect annual or perennial herb with a tap root.
Additional information
- FamilyBrassicaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 25 cm high
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesBasal rosette few to many undivided or divided leaves 2-7 cm long, terminal segment larger, heart-shaped, 1-2 pairs small roundish leaflets. 0-3 stem leaves.
- Flower colourPink or white
- Flowering timeAugust to October
- FlowersFew-flowered terminal cluster of tiny flowers. Fruits erect, to 35 mm long.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils in wet mountain forests. Semi shade.
- Garden useUse in moist gullies as a short-lived herb.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusVulnerable in Victoria to continued depletion. Collected from a single site within the Shire.
- Aboriginal Use Food - leaves & stems
- Related speciesMay be mistaken for Cardamine hirsuta or Cardamine flexuosa, commonly known as Flickweed, a garden and bushland weed. These species can be distinguished by their hairy leaves and larger clusters of flowers.
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Photographer/s: 1 Chris Lindorff, NatureShare ©; 2 Geoff Lay, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©;
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