Biology:Cardamine bulbifera

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the cabbage family Brassicaceae

Coralroot
Dentaria spp Sturm14.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cardamine
Species:
C. bulbifera
Binomial name
Cardamine bulbifera
(L.) Crantz, 1769
Synonyms[1]
  • Crucifera bulbifera E.H.L.Krause
  • L. Dentaria bulbifera
basionym

Cardamine bulbifera, known as coralroot bittercress or coral root,[2][3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is a perennial with upright, mostly unbranched, stems to 70 cm (28 in) tall, and leaves made up of between three and 13 leaflets. The flowers have petals that are 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) long collected in corymbose few-flowered racemes and are generally light purple, pink or almost white. It is found in damp places.[4][5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q244583 entry