Kingdom Plantae Genus Cardamine Higher classification Cardamine | Order Brassicales Scientific name Cardamine breweri Rank Species | |
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Similar Cardamine, Cardamine nuttallii, Cardamine angustata, Cabbage family, Cardamine oligosperma | ||
Cardamine breweri is a species of cardamine known by the common name Brewer's bittercress. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in coniferous forests, particularly in wet bog habitats.
Description
Cardamine breweri is a perennial herb growing up to about half a meter in maximum height. The leaves are oval in shape and sometimes divided into a few smaller leaflets. The mustardlike inflorescence is a raceme of many white flowers, each with four petals half a centimeter long. The fruit is an erect silique up to 3 centimeters long containing many small seeds.
References
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