Calflora Taxon Report
Cardamine californica  (Nutt.) Greene
California toothwort, milkmaids, milk maids
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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2018 Diane Etchison
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2023 Mary Ann Machi
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2015 Garth Wadsworth
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2019 Ron Vanderhoff
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2020 Barbara Peck
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2023 Austin Parnow
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2023 Mary Ann Machi
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2021 Ron Vanderhoff
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2021 R.A. Chasey
Cardamine californica is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Cardamine
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Habitat: streambanks, slopes

Communities: Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Coastal Prairie, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFCardamine californica var. californica
JEFCardamine californica var. cuneata
JEFCardamine californica var. integrifolia
JEFCardamine californica var. sinuata
JEFDentaria californica var. cardiophylla
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[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)

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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