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Cardamine macrocarpa var. texana
Cardamine macrocarpa Brandegee var. texana Rollins
Texas Bittercress
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CAMAT
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Pinnate
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate , Ovate
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Leaf Margin: Crenate
Leaf Base: Cuneate , Oblique , Rounded
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Inflorescence: Raceme
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall. "10-25(-30) cm in height." (Bibref 293).
Leaf: Pinnatifid. (Bibref 293).
Fruit: Straight silique 15-25 mm. (Bibref 293).
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , GreenBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Flowers white or greenish-white.
Distribution
USA: TXNative Distribution: Big Bend region of Texas and adjacent Mexico.
Native Habitat: Rock crevices and ledges, gravel bars of mountain streams, moist rocky stream banks, shaded loamy forest floors. (Webref 3).
Bibliography
Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. JohnstonSearch More Titles in Bibliography
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Cardamine macrocarpa var. texana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cardamine macrocarpa var. texana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cardamine macrocarpa var. texana
Metadata
Record Modified: 2012-09-21Research By: Joseph A. Marcus