Latin name: Cardamine oligosperma Torrey & A. Gray
  Pronunciation: kar-DAM-in-ee ol-i-go-SPER-ma

  Common name: Bitter cress
  Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
  Habitat: Moist open woods or canyons below 3000',
  chaparral, southern oak woodland

  Blooming period: March to July
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Cardamine
  2) oligosperma
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