Status:
valid
Authors:
S.Watson
Source:
cmp
Year:
1875
Citation Micro:
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 339 (1875)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000586581
Common Names
- Cardamine breweri
- Brewer's Bittercress
- Brewer's Toothwort
Synonyms
- Cardamine breweri leibergii (Holz.) C.L.Hitchc. [unknown]
- Cardamine breweri orbicularis (Greene) Detling [unknown]
- Cardamine callosicrenata Piper [unknown]
- Cardamine foliacea Greene [unknown]
- Cardamine hederifolia Greene [unknown]
- Cardamine leibergii Holz. [unknown]
- Cardamine modocensis Greene [unknown]
- Cardamine oligosperma A.Gray [unknown]
- Cardamine orbicularis Greene [unknown]
- Cardamine sandbergii Holz. [unknown]
- Cardamine vallicola Greene [unknown]
- Cardamine vallicola leibergii O.E.Schulz [unknown]
- Cardamine breweri breweri [unknown]
Description
Cardamine breweri (also called Brewer's Bittercress, among many other common names) is a small annual herb native to Europe and North Africa. It grows in moist, shady places such as riverbanks, ditches, and damp woods. It has small white flowers and deeply divided leaves.
Uses & Benefits
Cardamine breweri is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used in traditional medicine for treating various ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Cardamine breweri has small white flowers with four petals, small seeds, and small seedlings with two cotyledons.
Cultivation and Propagation
Cardamine breweri can be propagated from seed or by division. Seeds should be sown in a cold frame in the spring. Division can be done in early spring or autumn. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.
Where to Find Cardamine breweri
Cardamine breweri can be found in moist woodlands and meadows in Europe and North America.
Cardamine breweri FAQ
What is the scientific name of Cardamine breweri?
Cardamine breweri
What type of plant is Cardamine breweri?
Herbaceous perennial
Where is Cardamine breweri native to?
Western North America
Species in the Cardamine genus
Cardamine holmgrenii,
Cardamine hupingshanensis,
Cardamine abchasica,
Cardamine acris,
Cardamine africana,
Cardamine alberti,
Cardamine altaica,
Cardamine altigena,
Cardamine amara,
Cardamine ambigua,
Cardamine anemonoides,
Cardamine angulata,
Cardamine angustata,
Cardamine anhuiensis,
Cardamine apennina,
Cardamine appendiculata,
Cardamine arakiana,
Cardamine argentina,
Cardamine armoracioides,
Cardamine asarifolia,
Cardamine astoniae,
Cardamine auriculata,
Cardamine balnearia,
Cardamine battagliae,
Cardamine bellidifolia,
Cardamine bilobata,
Cardamine bipinnata,
Cardamine blaisdellii,
Cardamine bodinieri,
Cardamine bonariensis,
Cardamine bradei,
Cardamine breweri,
Cardamine bulbifera,
Cardamine bulbosa,
Cardamine calcicola,
Cardamine caldeirarum,
Cardamine californica,
Cardamine calthifolia,
Cardamine carnosa,
Cardamine caroides,
Cardamine castellana,
Cardamine changbaiana,
Cardamine chelidonia,
Cardamine chenopodiifolia,
Cardamine cheotaiyienii,
Cardamine chilensis,
Cardamine chiriensis,
Cardamine circaeoides,
Cardamine concatenata,
Cardamine conferta,
Species in the Brassicaceae family
Abdra brachycarpa,
Abdra aprica,
Acuston perenne,
Aethionema rhodopaeum,
Aethionema alanyae,
Aethionema arabicum,
Aethionema armenum,
Aethionema capitatum,
Aethionema carlsbergii,
Aethionema carneum,
Aethionema cephalanthum,
Aethionema cordatum,
Aethionema coridifolium,
Aethionema demirizii,
Aethionema diastrophis,
Aethionema dumanii,
Aethionema edentulum,
Aethionema eunomioides,
Aethionema fimbriatum,
Aethionema froedinii,
Aethionema gileadense,
Aethionema glaucinum,
Aethionema grandiflorum,
Aethionema heterocarpum,
Aethionema heterophyllum,
Aethionema huber-morathii,
Aethionema karamanicum,
Aethionema lepidioides,
Aethionema levandowskyi,
Aethionema lycium,
Aethionema marashicum,
Aethionema membranaceum,
Aethionema munzurense,
Aethionema orbiculatum,
Aethionema papillosum,
Aethionema retsina,
Aethionema saxatile,
Aethionema schistosum,
Aethionema semnanensis,
Aethionema speciosum,
Aethionema spicatum,
Aethionema stylosum,
Aethionema subulatum,
Aethionema syriacum,
Aethionema thesiifolium,
Aethionema thomasianum,
Aethionema transhyrcanum,
Aethionema turcicum,
Aethionema umbellatum,
Aethionema virgatum,