Cardamine cordifolia var. lyallii Calflora

Taxon Report

Cardamine cordifolia A. Gray var. lyallii (S. Watson) A. Nelson & J. F. Macbr.

(not an active name)

Heartleaf bittercress, Lyall's bitter cress

Cardamine cordifolia var. lyallii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Cardamine cordifolia


	Plant Range Observation Search ~24 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Cardamine cordifolia
Genus:	Cardamine
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cardamine lyallii
JEF	Cardamine cordifolia

Information about Cardamine cordifolia var. lyallii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CACOL4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/08/2025).