Status:
valid
Authors:
(Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Source:
cmp
Year:
1888
Citation Micro:
Prelim. Cat. : 4 (1888)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000586592
Common Names
- Cardamine bulbosa
- Bulbous Bittercress
- Bulbous Toothwort
Synonyms
- Lepidium tuberosum DC. [unknown]
- Nasturtium tuberosum Raf. [unknown]
- Arabis amara Banks ex DC. [unknown]
- Arabis bulbosa Muhl. [unknown]
- Arabis rhomboidea Pers. [unknown]
- Cardamine bulbosa fontinalis E.J.Palmer & Steyerm. [unknown]
- Cardamine bulbosa purpurea Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. [unknown]
- Cardamine purpurea Torr. & A.Gray [unknown]
- Cardamine purpurea Britton & A.Brown [unknown]
- Cardamine rhomboidea DC. [unknown]
- Cardamine rhomboidea angustifolia O.E.Schulz [unknown]
- Cardamine rhomboidea grandiflora O.E.Schulz [unknown]
- Cardamine rhomboidea hirsuta O.E.Schulz [unknown]
- Cardamine rhomboidea integrifolia O.E.Schulz [unknown]
- Cardamine rhomboidea microphylla O.E.Schulz [unknown]
- Cardamine rhomboidea parviflora O.E.Schulz [unknown]
- Cardamine rhomboidea pilosa O.E.Schulz [unknown]
- Cardamine rotundifolia Torr. & A.Gray [unknown]
- Dentaria rhomboidea Greene [unknown]
- Dracamine bulbosa (Schreb. ex Muhl.) Nieuwl. [unknown]
- Cardamine rhomboidea purpurea (Torr.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
- Cardamine bulbosa bulbosa [unknown]
Description
Cardamine bulbosa (also called Bulbous 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 bulbosa 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 bulbosa has small white flowers with four petals, small seeds, and small seedlings with two cotyledons.
Cultivation and Propagation
Cardamine bulbosa 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 bulbosa
Cardamine bulbosa can be found in moist woodlands and meadows in Europe and North America.
Cardamine bulbosa FAQ
What is the scientific name of Cardamine bulbosa?
Cardamine bulbosa
What type of plant is Cardamine bulbosa?
Herbaceous perennial
Where is Cardamine bulbosa native to?
Eastern 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,