Anyone tell me what this is please

Looks like Bittercress, maybe a bit rough and pale for Hairy Bittercress, so could be New Zealand Bittercress.

Hairy Bittercress, recognition and eradication
New Zealand Bittercress, recognition and eradication

 

Been looking at this for ages.
It does appear to be very hairy form of Cardamine hirsuta...hairy bittercress.
But not totally convinced..never seen one looking so warty./bristly/hairy.

Nearest image I could find is this...


http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Plants/Flowers/WFlowers/Cardamine.hirsuta4.jpg

 

I kept looking at it plus viewing loads of images online, and even went to my plot to pull up a Hairy Bittercress and have a good look at that, and it's not that hairy and is a darker green.

 

I ment to put that it has tiny white flowers too, it was late after all

 

Interesting....
This Cardamine is hairy...another from NZ.
Cardamine debilis.

NZ bittercress / Cardamine debilis - Danilo

Sonya...can you try and get good pics to show the flowers.

 

Not sure which one it is but it's definitely Hairy bittercress. Found one with seed pods on it. It's gunna take some going pulling all of them out.
There's a lot - and I mean a lot!! They're everywhere

 

Thanks for new pics Sonya.
Definitely a Cardamine sp. It is very hairy!
I hate to think we now have another sp of the pesky thing. Cardamine hirsuta is bad enough.

Every county has a recorder for plants/insects etc.
I wonder if they might be interested in checking it out before you try to get rid of it.
Maybe worth a call or e mail.

http://www.record-lrc.co.uk/c2.aspx?Mod=Article&ArticleID=28

This is the plant guy.

Higher Plants (Angiosperms)
Graeme M. Kay
4 Geneva Road, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 3HT
Tel.: 0161-439-7995
E-mail: [email protected]

 

The trouble with these weeds is that when you try pulling them out, if they already have seed pods, they will explode, not only into your eyes, but all over surrounding ground.