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Cardamine impatiens

Touch-me-not Bittercress

GNRUnranked Found in 13 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154987

Element CodePDBRA0K0H0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyBrassicaceae

GenusCardamine

Other Common Names

Cardamine impatiente (FR) Narrowleaf Bittercress (EN) narrowleaf 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

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (13)

Pennsylvania (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Allegheny Front	Allegheny National Forest	7,430
Hearts Content	Allegheny National Forest	221
Tracy Ridge	Allegheny National Forest	9,034

Vermont (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bread Loaf	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,768
Lye Brook Addition 09085	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,111
Wilder Mountain 09082	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	8,759
Woodford 09086	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	2,456

Virginia (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gum Run	George Washington National Forest	12,620
Oliver Mountain	George Washington National Forest	13,090
Peters Mountain Addition A (VA)	Jefferson National Forest	1,268

West Virginia (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Canaan Loop	Monongahela National Forest	7,867
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area	Monongahela National Forest	785
Peters Mountain Addition A (WV)	Jefferson National Forest	343

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.