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Cardamine angulata

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Seaside Bittercress

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157717

Element CodePDBRA0K010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyBrassicaceae

GenusCardamine

Other Common Names

Angled Bittercress (EN) Cardamine anguleuse (FR) seaside bittercress (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-08-01

Change Date1988-08-01

Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

Common on west coast of North America, with thousands of occurrences.

Range Extent Comments

Southernmost Southeastern Alaska to California.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wet places and moist woods.

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNR	Yes
California	S3	Yes
Alaska	S1	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (8)

Alaska (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Karta	Tongass National Forest	52,117
Kogish	Tongass National Forest	65,216
Soda Bay	Tongass National Forest	78,091
Twelvemile	Tongass National Forest	37,940

Oregon (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gordon Meadows	Willamette National Forest	9,463
Hebo 1a	Siuslaw National Forest	13,930
Menagerie (rooster Rock)	Willamette National Forest	374

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
South Quinault	Olympic National Forest	11,081

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.