Thrives in cool weather (late winter to early spring) and moist soil. It is known for "ballistic" seed dispersal, where ripe pods explode when touched, launching seeds up to a meter away.
It grows in a basal rosette (a circle of leaves at ground level). It features small, white four-petaled flowers and long, thin seed pods called siliques. bitter cress
Often confused with chickweed or Cardamine flexuosa (Wavy Bittercress), though the latter has six stamens instead of the typical four found in C. hirsuta . Culinary & Nutritional Uses Hairy bittercress – A free lunch - Urban Herbology Thrives in cool weather (late winter to early