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Brassicaceae
Cardamine

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cardamine impatiens Linnaeus. Common name: Narrowleaf Bittercress, Bushy Bittercress. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Alluvial floodplains (in NC, VA, and WV, notably in the New River drainage). Distribution: Native of Europe. See Poindexter (2006). Reported for MD (Knapp et al. 2011).

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA7, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Va, Al-Shehbaz (1988a), Rollins (1993); = n/a — RAB, Tat. Basionym: Cardamine impatiens L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Cardamine impatiens - FNA7

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Cardamine impatiens© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Cardamine impatiens© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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