Bittercress
Bittercress is a common weed and is also known as Flickweed
Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta).
Hairy Bittercress is also called Flick Weed. It is a Winter annual broadleaf weed and is a member of the mustard family.
Why is Bittercress a Weed?
- This weed produces a large number of seeds.
- Once it sets seed it germinates straight away.
- It can also stay dormant in the soil for several years.
- The seeds are sticky. This means that they can easily spread.
- It favours a moist climate, and is common in the Southern Highlands of NSW.
- However, this weed can germinate and grow all the year round.
- It is a host for aphids.
This weed is a goodindicatorof wet soils. It is often is found in disturbed areas.
