Cardamine bulbosa

Cardamine bulbosa

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cardamine
Species: C. bulbosa
Binomial name
Cardamine bulbosa
(Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Natural range in North America
Synonyms
  • Arabis bulbosa Schreb. ex Muhl.
  • Arabis rhomboidea Pers.
  • Cardamine rhomboídea (Pers.) DC.
  • Dentaria rhomboidea (Pers.) Greene
  • Dracamine bulbosa (BSP) Nieuwl.[1]

Cardamine bulbosa, commonly called bulbous bittercress,[2] is a perennial plant in the mustard family. It is native to a widespread area of eastern North America, in both Canada and the United States.[3] Its natural habitat is moist soils of bottomland forests and swamps, often in calcareous areas.[2]

In late spring and early summer, white flowers are produced well above the foliage.[4] Its leaves are edible, and have a peppery taste.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Cardamine bulbosa (Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. The Plant List
  2. 1 2 "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  3. ↑ "Cardamine bulbosa". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Flora of North America
  5. ↑ GoBotany - New England Wildflower Society
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