Cardamine douglassii Britton. Purple Cress, Limestone Bittercress, Douglass's Bittercress, Pink Spring-cress. Phen: Late Feb-early Apr; Apr-May. Hab: Nutrient-rich, mesic forests, especially alluvial bottomlands, and in nutrient-rich seepages. Dist: NY, ON, and MN south to c. NC (in the drainages of the Neuse, Meherrin, and rarely Cape Fear rivers), sc. TN, AL, and MO. Reports for SC are based on misidentification of C. bulbosa.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA7, G, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, Al-Shehbaz (1988a), Rollins (1993)
Links to other floras: = Cardamine douglassii - FNA7
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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