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LarryCrutchley

Nov 13, 2022 6:20 PM CST

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Maryland

Not sure what this is but i have had a lot of this all summer.
Thanks in advance for any help.

| @LarryCrutchley | Post #2835791 (1)

sallyg

Nov 13, 2022 6:28 PM CST

Name: Sally
central Maryland (Zone 7b)
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easy- it's .. well, name escapes me... the seeds spring out all over the place when they ripen. I think there's a species pensylvanica... c'mon somebody..
Bittercress (I googled winter weed maryland)
Cardamina pensylvanica or hirsuta.
Tastes like broccoli.

Plant it and they will come.

| @sallyg | Post #2835797 (2)

purpleinopp

Nov 13, 2022 6:54 PM CST

Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
Opp, AL @--`--,----- 🌹 (Zone 8b)

Agree. Pics to compare:
Common Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta)

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Silversurfer

Nov 14, 2022 2:54 AM CST

Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK

Agree.
Cardamine hirsuta is a pest.
It will grow anywhere and flower when just tiny.
A tiny stone can hid it even if you weed carefully

| @Silversurfer | Post #2835916 (4)

pardalinum

Nov 14, 2022 12:25 PM CST

Name: Connie
Willamette Valley OR (Zone 8a)

Those things can shoot you in the eye. Ask me how I know...

| @pardalinum | Post #2836067 (5)

Calif_Sue

Nov 14, 2022 2:05 PM CST

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Name: Suzanne/Sue
Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a)
Sunset Zone 15

Oh yes, exploding blooms!! Happy I wear glasses.

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pardalinum

Nov 14, 2022 3:42 PM CST

Name: Connie
Willamette Valley OR (Zone 8a)

Ummm, I WAS wearing glasses! Somehow the seed found just the right opening around the edge. Guess one needs goggles when working around bittercress

| @pardalinum | Post #2836128 (7)

Calif_Sue

Nov 14, 2022 4:00 PM CST

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Name: Suzanne/Sue
Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a)
Sunset Zone 15

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| @Calif_Sue | Post #2836135 (8)

farmerdill

Nov 14, 2022 4:04 PM CST

Name: Dillard Haley
Augusta Georgia (Zone 8a)

If it is sweet and palatable, Upland cress (Barbarea verna) is a possibility.

| @farmerdill | Post #2836137 (9)

CalPolygardener

Nov 14, 2022 4:19 PM CST

California (Zone 9b)

Just like Creeping Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis). You'd think something that small couldn't cause so much irritation and discomfort! I've been hit by Bittercress too. In the eyes, in the nose, in the ears.

None of it fun.

| @CalPolygardener | Post #2836140 (10)

Silversurfer

Nov 15, 2022 3:12 AM CST

Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK

CalPolygardener said: Just like Creeping Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis). You'd think something that small couldn't cause so much irritation and discomfort! I've been hit by Bittercress too. In the eyes, in the nose, in the ears. None of it fun.

Ahh...common names.
Can I just check...are you saying mystery plant is Creeping Yellow Woodsorrel ?
In UK that has leaves like clover.
https://www.google.com/search?...

https://www.google.com/search?...

| @Silversurfer | Post #2836282 (11)

Last edited by Silversurfer Nov 15, 2022 3:15 AM

stone

Nov 15, 2022 6:58 AM CST

Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)

Aka artillery plant...
It isn't the blooms that shoot seed... it's the seed pods.
Prolly wouldn't taste too good if we wait until it has seedpods before picking for the salad bowl.

Sadly, the bittercress around here tastes similar to arugula... which I despise.

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| @stone | Post #2836323 (12)

CalPolygardener

Nov 15, 2022 7:59 AM CST

California (Zone 9b)

Just comparing the hostility of the explosive seeds.

| @CalPolygardener | Post #2836343 (13)

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