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alpine bittercress
Scientific Name: Cardamine bellidifolia var. pachyphylla
Family: Brassicaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Alpine Bittercress (Cardamine bellidifolia)
Alpine Bittercress, scientifically known as Cardamine bellidifolia, is a member of the Cardamine genus, commonly referred to as bittercress or bitter-cress.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cardamine bellidifolia L.
- Common Names: Alpine Bittercress, Alpine Cress, Alpine Bitter-cress
- Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Artificial Group: Vascular plant (Tracheophytes)
- Superphylum: Spermatophyte
- Phylum: Magnoliophyta
- Subclass: Magnoliidae
- Synonyms:
- Cardamine alpina
- Cardamine bellidifolia var. beringensis
- Cardamine bellidifolia var. laxa
- Cardamine bellidifolia var. pachyphylla
- Cardamine lenensis
Distribution and Habitat
- Alpine Bittercress has a circumboreal distribution.
- It is considered very rare in New England, specifically found only in northern Maine and New Hampshire.
- It grows in subalpine to alpine meadows.
- It is found in habitats such as cliffs and acidic rocks and screes.
- Specific locations mentioned include:
- Northern Maine and New Hampshire
- California
- Swedish Lapland (Gungarrlehppi, between Alesjaure and Tjktja)
- Passo Sella, Dolomites, Italy
- Finland (Kilpisjärvi, Lapland)
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Alpine Bittercress is a forb/herb, meaning it is a non-woody plant that is not a grass.
- It is a perennial herb.
Ecological Role
- In southeastern alpine regions, it can be found in beech forests (Fagus sylvatica), as well as those including Abies alba and Picea abies.
Further Information
- USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
- Discover Life