Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CARDAMINE Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 654. 1753.
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TYPE: Cardamine pratensis Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 183. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardamine bulbosa | BULBOUS BITTERCRESS; SPRING CRESS | Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | |
| Cardamine concatenata | CUTLEAF TOOTHCUP | Native FACU (NWPL) | |
| Cardamine hirsuta | HAIRY BITTERCRESS | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | |
| Cardamine parviflora | SAND BITTERCRESS | Native FACU (NWPL) | |
| Cardamine pensylvanica | PENNSYLVANIA BITTERCRESS | Native FACW (NWPL) OBL (DEP) |
[Family identification key]
1. Cauline leaves simple, not lobed (or only scarcely lobed), not pinnatisect
1. Cauline leaves (usually at least some) pinnately or palmately compound, or lobed, or pinnatisect
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2. Rhizomatous perennial; cauline leaves palmately compound or the blade palmately lobed with deep sinuses
2. Annual or short-lived, without rhizomes; cauline leaves pinnately compound, or the blade pinnately lobed to pinnatisect
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3. Basal leaves rosulate, persistent to anthesis; stem base and petiole hirsute; stamens typically 4 per flower
3. Basal leaves often withered by anthesis; stem base and petiole glabrous to sparsely hirsute; stamens 6 per flower
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4. Lateral leaflets of cauline leaves narrowly oblong, linear or filiform, 1-3 mm wide; fruits 0.6-0.9 mm wide
4. Lateral leaflets of cauline leaves orbicular, ovate, elliptic, or oblong, 4-25 mm wide; fruits 0.8-1.5 mm wide
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5. Often rather robust herbs; cauline leaves often with generally elliptic to oblong segments or leaflets, cuneate to decurrent at the base and not typically petiolulate
5. Usually rather weak herbs; cauline leaves often with generally obovate to elliptic leaflets or segments, often somewhat petiolulate
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6. Middle stem leaflets strikingly hairy on the upper surface; basal leaves rosulate; stem markedly hairy; terminal leaflet of the middle stem leaf one- to seven- (to nine-) lobed with both deep and shallow sinuses; petals are less than two-fold wider than sepals
6. Middle stem leaflets predominantly glabrous on the upper surface; basal leaves not rosulate; stem hairy or glabrous basally, glabrous or rarely sparsely hairy in the upper part; terminal leaflet of the middle stem leaf (one-) three- to five- (to seven-) lobed with deep and sharp sinuses; petals are more than two-fold wider than sepals