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Cardamine digitata

Cardamine digitata Richardson

Richardson's Bitter Cress, Richardson's Bittercress

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Cardamine richardsonii

USDA Symbol: CADI9

USDA Native Status: AK (N), CAN (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
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK
Canada: NT , NU , YT
Native Habitat: Damp flats, stream banks, tundra, meadows, bluffs, hummocks, sandy beaches, slopes, mossy mats, sedge swales.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

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

Metadata

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

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