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Cardamine nuttallii var. gemmata

Cardamine nuttallii Greene var. gemmata (Greene) Rollins

Nuttall's Toothwort, Yellow Tubered Toothwort

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Cardamine gemmata, Dentaria gemmata, Dentaria tenella var. quercetorum

USDA Symbol: CANUG

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Bloom Notes: Pale pink to purple, rarely white.

Distribution

USA: CA , OR , WA
Native Habitat: Open pine forests, damp woods, shaded bottomlands, mossy slopes, streamsides, shaded and moist hillsides.

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.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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