Biology:Cardamine occidentalis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Big western bittercress
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cardamine
Species:
C. occidentalis
Binomial name
Cardamine occidentalis
(S.Wats. ex B.L.Rob.) Howell

Cardamine occidentalis is a species of Cardamine known by the common name big western bittercress. It is native to western North America from Alaska to northwestern California , where it grows in moist mountain habitats.

Description

Cardamine occidentalis is a perennial herb growing from very small rhizomes. It produces a branching erect or leaning stem which may root at nodes. There is a basal array of leaves, each on a petiole and divided into many leaflets. There are also several leaves along the stem. The flower has white petals each a few millimeters long. The fruit is a silique 2 to 3 centimeters long.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4117426 entry