Cardamine californica Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 1479

Cardamine californica (Nutt.) Greene

Bitter cress, California toothwort, milk maids

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Cardamine californica, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Family:	BRASSICACEAE
Genus:	Cardamine

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

Habitat: streambanks, slopes

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

ICPN:	Dentaria pachystigma var. dissectifolia
ICPN:	Dentaria californica
ICPN:	Dentaria californica var. sinuata
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More information about Cardamine californica


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (CACA39)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 18, 2019).