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Cardamine breweri  S. Watson  var. orbicularis  (Greene) Detling

(not an active name)

Heart leaved bitter cress,   Sierra bittercress
Cardamine breweri var. orbicularis is a perennial herb that is native to California.
also called Cardamine breweri
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Cardamine breweri
Genus: Cardamine
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTSCardamine orbicularis
JEFCardamine breweri
Information about  Cardamine breweri var. orbicularis from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
USDA PLANTS Profile (CABRO)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).