Cardamine pachystigma var. dissectifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cardamine pachystigma (S. Watson) Rollins var. dissectifolia (Detling) Rollins

Dissected leaf toothwort

Cardamine pachystigma var. dissectifolia is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Cardamine californica

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~86 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Ultramafic affinity: 5.5 - strict endemic

Communities: Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


CNPS + PLANTS	Dentaria pachystigma var. dissectifolia

Information about Cardamine pachystigma var. dissectifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CAPAD2) 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 CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Range: There are two varieties of this species. The rarer, var. dissectifolia, the dissected-leaf toothwort, is an uncommon plant found scattered around the rim of the Sacramento Valley and coastal mountains to the west. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

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. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/13/2025).