Cardamine californica

Cardamine californica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Cardamine
Species:	C. californica
Binomial name
Cardamine californica (Nutt.) Greene

Cardamine californica (Milkmaids) (also Dentaria californica), is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to western North America from Washington to California and Baja California. It is common on shady slopes and grasslands in the winter and early spring.

Description

Cardamine californica is herbaceous perennial plant growing to about 1 ft tall. The flowers are produced on a spike, each flower about 1/2 inch in diameter with four white petals.

References

• "Wildflowers of Henry W. Coe State Park" brochure, Larry Ulrich, 2002

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment - Cardamine californica
• USDA Plants Profile; Cardamine californica
• Cardamine californica - Photo gallery

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