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| | | Annual bluegrass | | Barnyardgrass | | Bentgrass, creeping | | Bermudagrass | | Birdfoot Trefoil | | Bittercress (Shotweed, Hairy bittercress) | | Bittersweet nightshade (European bittersweet) | | Black medic | | Blackberry (Himalayan, Evergreen, Pacific) | | Blue mustard (Purple mustard, Tenella mustard) | | Brackenfern, western | | Buffalobur | | Bull thistle | | Buttercup, creeping | | Butterfly bush | | Canada thistle | | Catchweed bedstraw (Cleavers) | | Catsear, common (False dandelion) | | Chickweed, common and mouseear | | Clover | | Comfrey | | Crabgrass | | Creeping Jenny | | Dandelion | | Dock (Curly, Broadleaf) | | Dodder | | Downy brome (Cheatgrass, Downy chess) | | Dwarf mistletoes | | English daisy (Lawn daisy) | | English ivy | | Field bindweed (Wild morningglory) | | Field pennycress (Fanweed) | | Flixweed | | Foxtail (Green, Yellow, Bristly) | | Garden loosestrife | | Giant hogweed | | Goldenrods | | Ground ivy | | Groundsel, common | | Hawkweeds | | Hedge bindweed | | Henbit | | Herb Robert (Robert geranium, stinky Bob) | | Horsetails (Scouringrush) | | Horseweed (Marestail) | | Knapweeds | | Knotweeds (Bohemian, Giant, Japanese, Himalayan) | | Kochia | | Lambsquarters, common | | Lesser celandine | | Liverworts | | Mallow, common (Cheeseweed, Buttonweed) | | Nightshades | | Oxalis (Creeping woodsorrel) | | Parrotfeather and Eurasian watermilfoil | | Pineappleweed | | Plantain (Broadleaf, Buckhorn) | | Poison hemlock | | Poison ivy and Poison oak | | Pokeweed | | Prickly lettuce (China lettuce) | | Prostrate knotweed | | Puncturevine (Tackweed, Goathead) | | Purple deadnettle (Red deadnettle) | | Purple loosestrife (Purple lythrum) | | Purslane, common | | Quackgrass | | Red sorrel (Sheep sorrel) | | Redroot pigweed (Rough pigweed) | | Redstem filaree (Stork's bill, Crane's bill) | | Reed canarygrass | | Russian thistle (Tumbleweed) | | Ryegrass, annual (Italian ryegrass) | | Salsify (Goatsbeard) | | Scotch broom | | Shepherd's-purse | | Smartweeds | | Sowthistle, annual and perennial | | Speedwells | | Spurges (Prostrate spurges) | | St. Johnswort, common (Goatweed, Klamathweed) | | Stinging nettle | | Tansy ragwort | | Tumblemustard (Jim Hill mustard) | | Velvetgrass (Common velvetgrass) | | Velvetleaf | | Water primrose | | Waterhemlock, western | | Wild carrot (Queen Anne's lace) | | Yellow nutsedge |
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Caption: Hairy bittercress rosette
Photo by: C.R. Foss
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Weeds : Bittercress (Shotweed, Hairy bittercress) : Cardamine hirsuta
(revision date: 4/7/2021)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
Cycle: Winter annual
Plant Type: Broadleaf
Use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for successful weed management.
Biology
Little bittercress is a fall/winter-germinating annual species growing to less than five inches tall. Leaves are compound with one large terminal leaflet and several pairs of smaller lateral leaflets. Each leaflet is smooth and circular to slightly heart-shaped in outline. Leaves initially form a flat rosette, followed by a flower stem ranging from 2 inches to a foot tall. Little bittercress blooms in early spring only, typically mid-March to mid-April. Its flowers are tiny and white, borne at the top of the plant. Fruits are slender, thin, and one to two inches long. When mature pods are touched, they split apart explosively, giving rise to the common name "shotweed."
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Habitat
Little bittercress is commonly found west of the Cascades in yards, gardens, roadsides, waste areas, and perennial plantings. It is native to Europe, and has become a serious problem in the nursery industry.
Non-Chemical Management
- Maintaining a healthy planting or turf area to provide competition will prevent weed establishment.
- Reduce weed infestation by handpulling weeds.
- Apply organic mulches, such as bark, compost, grass clippings, straw, and other materials, in a layer from two to several inches thick for effective weed management.
Select non-chemical management options as your first choice!
Chemical Management
Seeds remain viable in the soil for several years. Preventing seed production is crucial for effective control. Apply according to label instructions. Glyphosate products are used as spot treatments only! NOTE: Some ingredients listed here are only available in combination. Read the label carefully on combination products to make sure the product is suitable for your specific situation.
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Caption: Hairy bittercress rosette
Photo by: C.R. Foss
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Caption: Hairy bittercress fruits
Photo by: T. W. Miller
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Caption: Hairy bittercress rosette
Photo by: T. W. Miller
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Caption: Hairy bittercress
Photo by: T. W. Miller
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Caption: Hairy bittercress rosette
Photo by: T. W. Miller
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