Cardamine pachystigma Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cardamine pachystigma (S. Watson) Rollins

Rock toothwort, Serpentine bittercress

2021 Dana York

2011 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

2017 Art Clark

2018 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Cardamine pachystigma is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. dissectifolia
Genus:	Cardamine
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Dentaria corymbosa var. grata
JEF	Dentaria corymbosa
JEF	Dentaria pachystigma

Information about Cardamine pachystigma from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAPA79) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/01/2023).