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Last updated 4/25/2020 by David Giblin.
Cardamine nuttallii Greene[FNA7, HC2]
beautiful bittercress, Nuttall's toothwort, slender toothwort
Publication: Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 389. 1887.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: FNA7: "The infraspecific taxonomy of Cardamine nuttallii has been based almost entirely on the division and margin of rhizomal leaves. The treatments by O. E. Schulz (1903), L. E. Detling (1937), and R. C. Rollins (1993), though utilizing the same characters, varied considerably, especially in the application of names to varieties. The absence of rhizomal leaves on most specimens makes varietal determination an almost impossible task. Furthermore, leaf morphology is so highly variable that it is not useful for formally recognizing some of the other variants in the species. We therefore prefer to not subdivide the species."
References:
» Ronse Decraene, L-P. and J. R. Akeroyd. 1988. Generic limits in Polygonum and related genera (Polygonaceae) on the basis of floral characters. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 98: 321-371.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Cardamine californica (Nutt.) Greene var. gemmata (Greene) O.E. Schulz
Cardamine nuttallii Greene var. covilleana (O.E. Schulz) Rollins
Cardamine nuttallii Greene var. dissecta (O.E. Schulz) Rollins
Cardamine nuttallii Greene var. gemmata (Greene) Rollins[KZ99]
Cardamine nuttallii Greene var. nuttallii[Rollins 1993a]
Cardamine pulcherrima Greene[HC]
Cardamine pulcherrima Greene var. pulcherrima[HC]
Cardamine pulcherrima Greene var. tenella (Pursh) C.L. Hitchc.[HC]
Cardamine quercetorum Howell
Dentaria tenella Pursh var. pulcherrima (Greene) Detling[Peck]
