Biology:Cardamine flagellifera
| Cardamine flagellifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Cardamine |
| Species: | C. flagellifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Cardamine flagellifera O.E.Schulz
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Cardamine flagellifera, commonly known as Blue Ridge bittercress,[2] is a species of herbaceous plant in the mustard family. It is native to eastern North America, where it is found primarily in the southern Blue Ridge.[2][3] It is a perennial that produces white flowers in the spring.[4]
Its natural habitat is moist cove forests and bottomlands, along streambanks and in seepage areas.[2] Unlike the similar-looking Cardamine clematis which grows in high elevations, C. flagellifera is typically found in low to moderate elevations.[2]
This species is considered to be vulnerable due to its limited distribution, and its habitat requirement of forests with an undistributed herbaceous layer.[1]
Taxonomy
Two varieties are sometimes recognized. These are:[2]
- C. flagellifera var. flagellifera - Large-flowered Blue Ridge bittercress; widespread in the southern Appalachian Mountains.
- C. flagellifera var. hugeri - Small-flowered Blue Ridge bittercress; has a more restricted range.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cardamine flagellifera". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Cardamine+flagellifera.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm.
- ↑ "Cardamine flagellifera", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Cardamine%20flagellifera.png, retrieved 7 December 2017
- ↑ "Cardamine flagellifera in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250094599.
Wikidata ☰ Q15538150 entry
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