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Cardamine nuttallii Greene  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesCardamine nuttallii Greene 
BibliographyBull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 389 (1887)
Native RangeBritish Columbia to nw. California
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude150-2200m
Descriptionglabrous, lower leaves simple or ternate, leaflets suborbiculate to oblong, crenate to lobate, stem leaves 1-3, flowers in raceme, petals 10-15mm long
Size5-20cm
Colorrose, purple, white
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCardamine californica var. gemmata (Greene) O.E.Schulz
Cardamine gemmata Greene
Cardamine nuttallii var. covilleana (O.E.Schulz) Rollins
Cardamine nuttallii var. dissecta (O.E.Schulz) Rollins
Cardamine nuttallii var. gemmata (Greene) Rollins
Cardamine nuttallii var. pulcherrima (Greene) Roy L.Taylor & MacBryde
Cardamine pulcherrima Greene
Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella (Pursh) C.L.Hitchc.
Cardamine quercetorum Howell
Cardamine tenella (Pursh) O.E.Schulz
Cardamine tenella var. covilleana O.E.Schulz
Cardamine tenella var. dissecta O.E.Schulz
Cardamine tenella f. pulcherrima (Greene) O.E.Schulz
Cardamine tenella var. quercetorum (Howell) O.E.Schulz
Dentaria gemmata (Greene) Howell ex Greene
Dentaria macrocarpa Nutt.
Dentaria macrocarpa var. pulcherrima (Greene) B.L.Rob.
Dentaria pulcherrima (Greene) Greene
Dentaria quercetorum (Howell) Greene
Dentaria tenella Pursh
Dentaria tenella var. palmata Detling
Dentaria tenella var. pulcherrima (Greene) Detling
Dentaria tenella var. quercetorum (Howell) Detling
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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