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Cardamine californica
© 2004 Christopher L. Christie
Cardamine californica
© 2004 Christopher L. Christie
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Cardamine californica  (Torrey & A. Gray) E. Greene
Bitter cress, California Toothwort, Milk Maids
Cardamine californica, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
Communities: (many plant communities), Foothill Woodland, Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Coastal Prairie, Northern Oak Woodland
Habitat: streambanks, slopes [Walker]
Wetlands:Occurs in wetlands in another region, but occurs almost always under natural conditions in non wetlands in California [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation: between 0 and 6000 feet
Family: BRASSICACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Cardamine found in California.
Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
Other Names:
TJM2: Dentaria pachystigma var. dissectifolia
TJM2: Dentaria californica
TJM2: Dentaria californica var. sinuata
TJM2: Dentaria californica var. integrifolia
TJM2: Dentaria californica var. cuneata
TJM2: Dentaria californica var. cardiophylla
TJM2: Cardamine pachystigma var. dissectifolia
TJM2: Cardamine californica var. sinuata
TJM2: Cardamine californica var. integrifolia
TJM2: Cardamine californica var. cuneata
TJM2: Cardamine californica var. cardiophylla
TJM2: Cardamine californica var. californica




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    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Cardamine californica  from other sources:
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website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (CACA39)

Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX

2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database

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    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: May 20, 2013).

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