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