Dear members,
Please help ID this herb (Cardamine sp ? ).
Habitat : A lawn in Srinagar
Habit : Annual Herb erect about 30cm high . Sometimes branched at base. Leaves with 4 to 5 mostly paired leaflets, Leaflets with 2-3 unequal lobes with one lobe much smaller than others Flowers white 4-5mm in diameter. Stamens 6 tetradynamous (4 long(filament 2mm) and 2 short(filament 1.5mm)). Anthers yellowish green with filaments attached basally and notably tips of anthers curled anticlockwise (See Photo 6). Pollen grains are fusiform as in some other crucifers. Stigma covered with elongated papillary cells as in other members of the family(see Photo7).All photos taken recently in the first week of May.
Regards
Taffazull
Notes:
1.Anthers are remarkable in having the tips curled back in an anticlockwise fashion (see photo9 and Photo 6).
2.Papillary cells on Stigma (Photo 7 ) are said to play an important role in preventing self pollination and promoting cross pollination in this family.