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Cardamine ×anomala

Scientific Name: Cardamine ×anomala

Family: Brassicaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Cardamine anomala

This page provides information about Cardamine anomala, also known as Anomalous Bittercress.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cardamine anomala (Eames) K. Schum.
  • Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)
  • Synonyms:
    • Dentaria anomala Eames
    • Dentaria maxima Nutt.
    • Cardamine X anomala (Eames) K. Schum. (pro sp.)
    • Cardamine maxima (Nutt.) A.W. Wood (Note: While listed here, it is also referenced as an accepted species.)
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species (pro sp.)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native to North America (N. Amer.).
  • Found in specific regions including AK (Alaska), N (North), CAN (Canada), I, N (likely a state or region), GL (Great Lakes), N (North), HI (Hawaii), I, L48 (Lower 48 US states), I, N (likely a state or region), PR (Puerto Rico), I, SPM (Saint Pierre and Miquelon), N (North).
  • Grows in dry, rocky, or sandy woods and ledges.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Perennial plant.
  • Glabrous (smooth) except for leaflet margins and sometimes the rachis (leaf stalk).

Quirky Facts

  • Cardamine anomala was first scientifically described in 1904 by (Eames) K. Schum.

Further Information

  • Discover Life: Discover Life
  • Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
  • DiversityOfLife.org: Provides phylogeny and nomenclature information.
  • USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
  • PlantSystematics.org
  • PhytoImages.siu.edu