Cardamine bulbosa

ClassificationDicots
FamilyBrassicaceae
Family (Traditional)Brassicaceae
GenusCardamine
Species:Cardamine bulbosa (Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Common NameBulbous Bittercress
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 4; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 4; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); KY[S4] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (1)

SynonymFull Citation
Arabis rhomboidea var. purpurea Arabis rhomboidea var. purpurea

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Anderson (KY), Barren (KY), Boyle (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Crittenden (KY), Daviess (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fayette (KY), Graves (KY), Grayson (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), Laurel (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McLean (KY), Marshall (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Ohio (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Powell (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Scott (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Wayne (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Crockett (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Macon (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Tipton (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), Weakley (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1951 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100338845 Adair Kentucky 25 Apr 1981 Gus Shelton
5
EKY
Cardamine bulbosa
TENN-V-0106343 Adair Kentucky
TENN
Cardamine bulbosa
TENN-V-0106344 Anderson Kentucky
TENN
Cardamine bulbosa
TENN-V-0105929 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Cardamine bulbosa
TENN-V-0105928 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Cardamine bulbosa
TENN-V-0105930 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Cardamine bulbosa
TENN-V-0105931 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Cardamine bulbosa
APSC0021179 Anderson Tennessee
APSC
Cardamine bulbosa
APSC0089512 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Cardamine bulbosa
APSC0089513 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Cardamine bulbosa
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Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
Cardamine bulbosa - Joey Shaw
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