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Cardamine longii
Cardamine longii Fernald
Long's Bitter Cress, Long's Bittercress
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CALO11
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Petals absent or not well developed.
Distribution
USA: CT , DE , MA , MD , ME , NC , NH , NJ , NY , RI , VANative Habitat: Tidal marshes, mud flats, tidal shores of rivers, shallow water, swampy areas, shady rocky crevices covered at high tide.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 34 - Go Botany (2019) Native Plant Trust
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Cardamine longii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cardamine longii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cardamine longii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-27Research By: CBR