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Cardamine bellidifolia var. bellidifolia

Cardamine bellidifolia L. var. bellidifolia

Alpine Bittercress

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

Synonym(s): Cardamine bellidifolia var. pinnatifida, Cardamine bellidifolia var. sinuata

USDA Symbol: CABEB

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Root Type: Tap
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Spatulate
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Leaf Margin: Entire
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Inflorescence: Raceme , Terminal
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 5 inches tall.
Flower: Sepals 4

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AK , ME , NH , OR , WA
Canada: AB , BC , NL , NT , NU , QC , YT
Native Habitat: Near streams, river terraces, slopes, ridges, wet meadows.

Web Reference

Webref 62 - Burke Herbarium Image Collection (2020) University of Washington
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cardamine bellidifolia var. bellidifolia in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cardamine bellidifolia var. bellidifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cardamine bellidifolia var. bellidifolia

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-06-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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