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Richardson's bittercress
Scientific Name: Cardamine digitata
Family: Brassicaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Richardson's Bittercress (Cardamine digitata)
Cardamine digitata, commonly known as Richardson's Bittercress, is a flowering plant belonging to the genus Cardamine, a large group also known as bittercress or bitter-cress.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cardamine digitata Richardson
- Common Name: Richardson's Bittercress
- Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)
- Synonym: Dentaria digitata Lam.
- Rank: Species
- French common name: cardamine de Richardson
Distribution and Habitat
- Cardamine digitata is native to Alaska and Canada.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- It is described as a forb, a non-woody flowering plant.
Additional Cardamine Species
- The text references a wide variety of Cardamine species, including:
- Cardamine dentata (Roadside Bittercress)
- Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy Bittercress)
- Cardamine bulbosa (Bulbous Bittercress)
- Cardamine amara (Large Bittercress)
- Cardamine bellidifolia (Alpine Bittercress)
- Cardamine diphylla (Crinkleroot, Twin-leaved Bittercress)
- Cardamine oligosperma (Little Western Bittercress)
- Cardamine africana
- Cardamine ampitorana
- Cardamine microphylla (Little-Leaf Bittercress)
Further Information
- Discover Life offers a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Cardamine digitata.
- NatureServe also provides a profile.
- Photos can be found on Flickr.
- Additional information is available from USDA NRCS.
- The Virtual Herbarium of Utah Valley University may also provide related resources.