Cardamine pachystigma (S.Watson) Rollins

Serpentine bittercress (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Cardamine

Characteristics

Perennials; glabrous. Rhizomes ovoid to oblong, (3-) 4-18 mm diam., (fleshy, deeply underground). Stems erect, unbranched, 1-3 dm. Rhizomal leaves simple, 1.2-2.3 cm; petiole 6.7-19.5 cm; blade orbicular to reniform, or cordate to broadly ovate, 2.7-5.5 cm × 30-68 mm, base cordate to subtruncate, margins with obtuse teeth terminating in apiculae. Cauline leaves 2-5, (crowded distally), simple; petiole 0.3-2.6 cm, base not auriculate; blade similar to basal, 1.8-5.5 cm × 12-47 mm, base cuneate or obtuse to subcordate, marginal teeth apiculate. Racemes ebracteate. Fruiting pedicels divaricate to ascending, 7-24 mm. Flowers: sepals oblong, 4-7 × 2-2.5 mm, lateral pair saccate basally; petals usually pink or purple, rarely white, obovate to oblanceolate, 14-18 × 5-7 mm, (claw to 9 mm, apex rounded); filaments: median pairs 7-8 mm, lateral pair 5.5-6.5 mm; anthers oblong, ca. 1.5 mm. Fruits linear, 3.2-5.4 cm × 2.2-4 mm; ovules 10-14 per ovary; style 4-7 mm. Seeds brown, broadly ovoid, 2-2.8 × 1.8-2.5 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cardamine pachystigma world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969725-1
WFO ID wfo-0000587290
COL ID R4KC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Dentaria pachystigma Cardamine pachystigma Dentaria corymbosa Cardamine californica var. pachystigma Dentaria californica var. pachystigma Dentaria corymbosa var. grata Dentaria pachystigma var. corymbosa Dentaria pachystigma var. dissectifolia Cardamine pachystigma var. pachystigma