Cardamine oligosperma Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 1493

Cardamine oligosperma Nutt.

Bitter cress, Idaho bittercress

Cardamine oligosperma, a dicot, is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	BRASSICACEAE
Genus:	Cardamine

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: canyons

Communities: Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Southern Oak Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

ICPN:

Cardamine oligosperma var. oligosperma

More information about Cardamine oligosperma


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAOL)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: May 22, 2019).