Status:
valid
Authors:
(Vill.) O.E.Schulz
Source:
cmp
Year:
1903
Citation Micro:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 32: 371 (1903)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000586906
Common Names
- Heptaphylla Cardamine
- Seven-Leaf Bitter-Cress
- Seven-Leaf Cardamine
Synonyms
- Cardamine baldensis Fritsch [unknown]
- Cardamine pinnata W.T.Aiton [unknown]
- Crucifera heptaphylla E.H.L.Krause [unknown]
- Dentaria canescens Ten. [unknown]
- Dentaria intermedia Sond. [unknown]
- Dentaria pinnata Lam. [unknown]
- Dentaria pentaphyllos heptaphyllos L. [unknown]
- Dentaria heptaphyllos Vill. [unknown]
Description
Cardamine heptaphylla (also called sevenleaf bittercress, among many other common names) is a small herbaceous plant that is native to Europe and Asia. It has a basal rosette of leaves, and its stems can reach up to 40 cm in height. It is found in moist meadows, grasslands, and along roadsides.
Uses & Benefits
Cardamine heptaphylla is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and can also be used as a groundcover.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Cardamine heptaphylla has small white flowers with four petals. Its seeds are small and black. The seedlings have two cotyledons and a long hypocotyl.
Cultivation and Propagation
Cardamine heptaphylla is a perennial herb that is native to Europe and Asia. It is easy to propagate from seed. Sow the seeds in a well-drained soil in a sunny spot. Water regularly and keep the soil moist. The plant will flower in the spring and summer months.
Where to Find Cardamine heptaphylla
Cardamine heptaphylla can be found in the eastern United States and Canada.
Cardamine heptaphylla FAQ
What is the scientific name of Cardamine heptaphylla?
Cardamine heptaphylla
What is the common name of Cardamine heptaphylla?
Seven-leaved Bittercress
What is the habitat of Cardamine heptaphylla?
It is found in moist meadows, woodlands, and along streams, usually in soils with high calcium content.
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,