Cardamine rotundifolia Michaux. American Bittercress, Mountain Watercress. Phen: Apr-May; Jun-Jul. Hab: Seeps, streambanks, swampy depressions, sand and gravel bars in creeks. Dist: A Central/Southern Appalachian endemic: n. DE, PA, and w. NY, west to OH and KY, south to w. NC (records from n. GA are misidentified).
ID notes: Characteristically, C. rotundifolia branches from the upper nodes while in flower, the branches rooting down and proliferating vegetatively.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = C, F, FNA7, G, GW2, K1, K3, K4, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Al-Shehbaz (1988a), Rollins (1993)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ?: 5
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