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:

Cressler, Alan

Cardamine clematitis

Cardamine clematitis Shuttlw. ex A. Gray

Small Mountain Bittercress, Mountain Bittercress

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CACL2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

From the Image Gallery

3 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: To about 12 inches in height.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun

Distribution

USA: NC , SC , TN , VA
Native Habitat: Springs and wet areas.

National Wetland Indicator Status

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

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 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-03-13
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

Go back