Is It Cardamine Hirsuta

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Dear Members,

I am posting photos of a herb with a rosette of leaves which surround  branched sparsely hairy stem about 5cm high. There are four stamens of equal size and fruits overtop the flowers. Kindly confirm if it is C.hirsuta. L

Photo1: Plant

Photo2: Leaf (1 small square =1mm)

Photo3: Details of flower

Photo 4: Pollen grains ( H.P. X 675)

Regards

Taffazull

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An easy way to differentiate between C.hirsuta and C. flexuosa is to count the stamens. Since this has four equal stamens I think it should be C.hirsuta

Regards

Taffazull

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes C. hirsuta, sure way of confirming is fruiting pedicels. They are erect in C. hirsuta, spreading in C. flexuosa.

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Dear Gurcharan ji,

Thanks for confirming the ID and for the tip on confirmation from the type of pedicils.

With sincere regards

Taffazull