Cardamine occidentalis Calflora

Taxon Report 1492

Cardamine occidentalis (S. Watson) Howell

Big western bittercress, Western toothwort

Cardamine occidentalis, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California.


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Family:	BRASSICACEAE
Genus:	Cardamine

Communities: wetland-riparian

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

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Cardamine pratensis var. occidentalis

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	Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (CAOC)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google
Cardamine: originally from the Greek kardamis for a kind of cress [a plant of the cabbage family, typically having small white flowers and pungent leaves] (contributed by Cynthia Powell) occidentalis: from the west, western [Latin] (contributed by Cynthia Powell)

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 16, 2019).