Large Bittercress
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 24th August 2006 using Nikon Coolpix.
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Large Bitercress.
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Local Names: 		Cardamine amara.
Brassicales.
Brassicaceae.
Perennial.
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 Large Bittercress appears to require ground with moving water. Hence it is found in banks of streams and rivers. It will grow in shaded areas and in soils rich in iron.
April-June.
30-60 cms.
Reputed to have medicinal qualities in the treatment of heart or stomach ailments.