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Constance's bittercress

Cardamine constancei

Constance's bittercress
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Shade
Native range
Idaho
Climate
temperate

About

Cardamine constancei is a rare, narrow-ranged species of perennial rhizomatous forb known by the common name Constance's bittercress. It is endemic to select tributaries of the Clearwater and Coeur d'Alene Rivers in Idaho.

Where it grows

Constance's bittercress is endemic to the Clearwater Mountain range in north-central Idaho. Populations have been found around the North and Middle Forks of the Clearwater River and throughout the Selway, Coeur d'Alene, and St. Joe River canyons in Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Nez Perce, and Shoshone Counties in Idaho. It is most commonly found around the Selway River. The species is fairly abundant throughout its limited range, but is sensitive to human disturbance. The ability of the plant to spread and set seed is limited by soil moisture levels.

Other Cardamine plants

Large Bitter Cress · Seaside bittercress · Slender toothwort · Cardamine barbaraeoides · Alpine bittercress · Brewer's bittercress · Coralroot bittercress · Bulbous bittercress · Milkmaids · Cardamine carrii · Cutleaf toothwort · New Zealand Bitter Cress

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cardamine constancei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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