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Willamette Valley bittercress

Scientific Name: Cardamine penduliflora

Family: Brassicaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

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Willamette Valley Bittercress (Cardamine penduliflora)

Also commonly known as Willamette Valley Bittercress, Cardamine penduliflora is a forb/herb.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cardamine penduliflora O.E. Schulz
  • Common Name: Willamette Valley Bittercress
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Family: Brassicaceae (mentioned as the family for the genus Cardamine)
  • Synonyms: Bittercress, Bitter-cress

Distribution and Habitat

  • Found in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
  • Often grows in moist environments, such as moist ditches and wetland meadows.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Flowers in March and April.
  • Part of the Cardamine genus, which contains many flowering plants.

Ecology

  • Mentioned alongside Kincaid’s lupine as part of the ecology within the Camas Swale Valley.
  • Indicates preference for moist, acidic soil.