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cardamine

(kɑːˈdæmɪniː; ˈkɑːdəˌmaɪn)

(Plants) bittercress

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Cardamine - bittercress, bitter cress

genus Cardamine

dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs

Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives

bitter cress, bittercress - any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic

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Lee, "Three new megastigmane glucopyranosides from the Cardamine komarovii," Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, vol.

[alpha]-Amylase and [alpha]-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activities of Chemical Constituents from Wedelia chinensis (Osbeck.) Merr. Leaves

Roeddech chi'n cyfeirio at yr 'Hairy bittercress': Cardamine hirsuta ydi ei enw gwyddonol a berwr chwerw blewog yn Gymraeg.

Daeth hyfryd fis Mehefin i'r tir

Chen 3 Sterculiaccae * Reevesia pubescens Masters 7 Brassicaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medikus 1 Cardamine hirsuta L.

Research progress on karst tiankeng ecosystems

Insect herbivory as a major factor in the shade distribution of a native crucifer (Cardamine cordifolia A.

Influence of sun and shade conditions on Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) abundance and feeding activity on tropical soda apple (Solanaceae) under field conditions

Many of the species found only in the seed bank are weedy colonizer species (e.g., Chamaesyce maculala, Digitaria sanguinalis, Mollugo verlidllata), some of which flower early {e.g., Capsella bursa-pastoris, Cardamine hirsuta, Thlaspi arvense) and may have senesced by the time the vegetation surveys occurred in July.

Restoration implications of land management legacy on aboveground and seed bank composition of North American Grasslands

Floristically these forests are characterized by the presence of Acer platanoides, Ilex aquifolium, Taxus baccata, Tilia platyphyllos, Hedera helix, Anemone nemorosa, Cardamine bulbifera, Galium odoratum and Geranium robertianum among others, as well as a significant coverage of ferns (Asplenium scolopendrium, Athyrium filix-femina, Polystichum ssp.).

The relationship between vegetation and modern pollen assemblages on Mount Paggeo (NE Greece)/Relacion entre la vegetacion y la lluvia polinica actual en el Monte Paggeo (NE Grecia)

0.3 Cardamine hyperborea 3 0.8 Cochlearia officinalis Equisetum arvense 3 Equisetum variegatum 1.5 Polygonum viviparum 3 0.8 Saxifraga cernua Saxifraga hirculus 0.3 Stellaria sp.

The use of the Inupiaq Technique of Tundra sodding to rehabilitate wetlands in Northern Alaska

during 2012-2013; the herb layer was well developed and dominated by Impatiens spp., Pteridium spp., Cyperus spp., Cardamine sp., and so on; moss layer was also well developed with the cover 20%-70%; the ground surface was covered with gravel and little forest litter.

Non-volant Small Mammals in Landslides Caused by the Wenchuan Earthquake in a Fragmented Forest of Sichuan, China

For example Cardamine (hairy bittercress) forms a fruit which explodes on maturity, dispersing up to 50,000 seeds which can travel several metres.