Cardamine griffithii

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Cardamine griffithii is a hairless herb in the mustard family that grows up to 60 cm tall. It has angled, grooved stems and few branches at the top.

Leaves are 2–9 cm long with lateral leaflets in 3–6 pairs. These leaflets are stalkless, round to oval with a rounded base, and their edges are smooth or wavy. The bottom pair has ear-like lobes, and the terminal leaflet is nearly circular, up to about 1.3 cm wide.

Flowers appear in short, crowded clusters at the tips. They are lilac or purple and about 6 mm across. Sepals are oblong-elliptic, about 3×2 mm; petals are obovate, 4–10 mm long and 3–5 mm wide, white or purplish.

There are six stamens: the four inner ones are longer (about 6 mm) and the two outer stamens are shorter. Pods are 10–15 mm long. Cardamine griffithii flowers and fruits from May to July.

Habitat and distribution: it is found in India along streamsides and shady places at elevations of 2,000–4,000 m, and also occurs in Nepal, Bhutan, and China.