General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 6-16 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Year Round
Underground structures: Rhizome
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies

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Common names
  • Heartleaf Bittercress
  • Heart-Leaved Bittercress
  • Bittercress
  • Large Mountain Bittercress
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cardamine cordifolia
  • Synonym: Cardamine lyallii

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Location: Albion Basin, Alta, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-12
Location: Albion Basin, Alta, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-12
Comments:
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 25, 2020 10:51 PM concerning plant:
    Habitat: along mountain stream banks and alpine meadows. Range: British Columbia; south to northern California; east to New Mexico, Wyoming, and and Idaho.

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