Brassicaceae
Blue Ridge bittercress
Cardamine flagellifera
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Cardamine
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Blue Ridge bittercress
Synonyms
- Cardamine flagellifera var. flagellifera O.E. Schulz
- Cardamine flagellifera var. hugeri (Small) Rollins
- Cardamine hugeri Small
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ladyjanaye, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.