| Narrow-Leaved Bittercress |
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| File size | 92226 |
| Original date | 6/27/11 1:56 PM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 50.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 13.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: 
Cardamine impatiens Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonyms: Cardamine apetala, Cardamine basisagittata, Cardamine saxatilis
Cardamine impatiens Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)Synonyms: Cardamine apetala, Cardamine basisagittata, Cardamine saxatilis
Narrow-leaved Bittercress is a slender, biennial
herb, that produces sterile leaves in the first year, one to several
flowering stems during the next. Its leaves are pinnate with several
pairs of lanceshaped, toothed leaflets and a slightly longer end
leaflet. The short petals surpass the calyx by half of its length.
Sepals are oblong, 1.2-2 × 0.7-1 mm. Petals are white,
inverted-lanceshaped, 1.5-4 × 0.6-1.2 mm, rarely absent. Stamens are
6, filaments 2-3 mm, anthers ovate, 0.3-0.5 mm. The seeds are arranged
in one row on each side of the central membrane of the narrow pod and
are ejected out in a shower due to the tension formed as the seed pod
(silique) dries. It grows on walls, open ground in shady places in
forests usually disturbed by man. Narrow-Leaved Bittercress is found in
the Himalayas, at altitudes of 1500-4000 m. Flowering: May-July.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
| Photographed in Khillenmarg, Kashmir. |