Cardamine californica
(Nutt.) Greene
California toothwort, milkmaids, milk maids
Cardamine californica is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Cardamine californica var. californicaJEPS
Cardamine californica var. cuneataJEPS
Cardamine californica var. integrifoliaJEPS
Cardamine californica var. sinuataJEPS
Dentaria californica var. cardiophyllaJEPS
Dentaria californica var. cuneataJEPS
Dentaria californica var. integrifoliaJEPS
Dentaria californica var. sinuataJEPS
Dentaria californicaJEPS
Dentaria pachystigma var. dissectifoliaJEPS
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
streambanks, slopes
Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Coastal Prairie, many plant communities
[Wikipedia] Flower Behavior: The flowers are borne on a raceme inflorescence, each flower about 1/2 inch in diameter with four white to pink petals. The flower closes its petals in late afternoon as the sun goes down and nods its pedicel before a rain, protecting the pollen. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
