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Pennsylvania bittercress

Cardamine pensylvanica

Family: Brassicaceae Genus: Cardamine Species: pensylvanica

Synonyms: Cardamine flexuosa f. grandiflora, Cardamine pensylvanica var. brittoniana, Cardamine breweri var. oregana, Cardamine oregana, Cardamine multifolia, Cardamine reflexa, Cardamine flexuosa var. gracilis, Cardamine hirsuta var. pensylvanica, Cardamine flexuosa subsp. pensylvanica, Cardamine hirsuta f. pensylvanica, Dracamine pensylvanica, Cardamine hirsuta var. acuminata, Cardamine acuminata

Pennsylvania bittercress (en)
Cardamine pensylvanica โ€” flower
Cardamine pensylvanica โ€” flower

Botanical Description

Flower: Color: white; Conspicuous

Foliage: Color: green; Texture: fine

Fruit/Seed: Color: black

Native Region: Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas, Bahamas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Quรฉbec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID
157125

Important Disclaimer

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