Cardamine parviflora
sand bittercress, smallflowered bittercress
Family
Brassicaceae
Leaf Arrangement
basal (rosulate)
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
entire, dentate, toothed
Leaf Type
cauline, compound, pinnate
Leaf Shape
linear, oblong, obovate, cuneate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
February - April
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.3
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Wetland Class
FACU
Field Characters
Terminal leaflet of basal leaves oblong, cuneate-obovate. Cauline leaves 20 - 40 mm long with 3-6 pairs of segments, terminal segment is linear, cuneate-oblong, entire or toothed. Lateral segments not much smaller, linear, linear-spatulate, oblong, 1 - 3 mm wide, entire.
Habitat
Moist seeps, wet sandy soils, and open wet wooded areas, ditches, and stream banks.