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Cardamine bellidifolia var. pachyphylla

Cardamine bellidifolia L. var. pachyphylla Coville & Leiberg

Alpine Bitter Cress, Alpine Bittercress

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CABEP

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 6 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: CA , OR , WA
Native Habitat: Mossy areas, tundra, marshes at stream headwaters, cliffs, talus slopes, barren chert slopes, moist rock crevices, rocky slopes, alpine streams, sandy beaches, moist rocky streambeds.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-27
Research By: CBR

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