Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Cardamine californica var. integrifolia

Cardamine californica (Nutt.) Greene var. integrifolia (Nutt.) Rollins

Bitter Cress, California Toothwort, Milk Maids, Milkmaids

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Cardamine integrifolia, Dentaria californica var. integrifolia, Dentaria integrifolia

USDA Symbol: CACAI3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 28 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May
Bloom Notes: White to pale rose.

Distribution

USA: CA , OR
Native Habitat: Wooded ravines, forest floors, shady slopes, open woods, shady rock crevices, stream banks and bottoms, canyons, moist hillsides, cliffs.

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

Metadata

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

Go back