Calflora Taxon Report
Cardamine pachystigma  (S. Watson) Rollins  var. dissectifolia  (Detling) Rollins
Dissected leaf toothwort
Cardamine pachystigma var. dissectifolia is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
also called Cardamine californica
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~108 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Parent: Cardamine pachystigma
Genus: Cardamine
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Ultramafic affinity: 5.5 - strict endemic

Communities: Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
CNPS + PLANTSDentaria pachystigma var. dissectifolia
Information about Cardamine pachystigma var. dissectifolia from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (CAPAD2)

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[Wikipedia] Range: There are two varieties of this species. The rarer, var. dissectifolia, the dissected-leaf toothwort, is an uncommon plant found scattered around the rim of the Sacramento Valley and coastal mountains to the west. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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