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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cardamine rotundifolia
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cardamine rotundifolia
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-23-006:
Cardamine rotundifolia
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Watercress, American Bittercress
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_caro3_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cardamine rotundifolia
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cardamine rotundifolia
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-23-006:
Cardamine rotundifolia
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
3242
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Habitat: seeps, streambanks, swampy depressions, sand and gravel bars in creeks, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Basal leaves with 0-1 pr of lateral leaflets; stem leaves simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer
Silique
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