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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cardamine micranthera
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This has one of the most restricted global range of any species found in NC, as it is known only in Stokes County and in adjacent Patrick County, VA. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The description and key in RAB are partly in error, being based on the inadequate and unrepresentative material available at the time. C. micranthera is most closely related to C. rotundifolia, but also shows some affinities to C. pensylvanica. Read more in Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cardamine micranthera
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Cardamine micranthera
SYNONYMOUS WITH The genera of Arabideae (Cruciferae; Brassicaceae) in the southeastern United States (Al-Shehbaz, 1988a)
Cardamine micranthera
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-23-011:
Cardamine micranthera FAMILY Brassicaceae
COMMON NAME:
Streambank Bittercress, Small-anthered Bittercress
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cardamine micranthera
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cardamine micranthera
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Cardamine micranthera
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The genera of Arabideae (Cruciferae; Brassicaceae) in the southeastern United States (Al-Shehbaz, 1988a)
Cardamine micranthera
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-23-011:
Cardamine micranthera
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
3488
Forb
Biennial/Perennial
Habitat: Sand and gravel bars in creeks, swampy floodplain woods, seepage over rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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LEAVES:
Basal leaves with 1-3 pr of lateral leaflets; stem leaves simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Silique
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