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Cardamine nuttallii

Greene

Nuttall's Toothwort

G5Secure Found in 44 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140696
Element CodePDBRA0K0R0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusCardamine
Other Common Names
Cardamine de Nuttall (FR)
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Al-Shehbaz's treatments in FNA (2010) and in the Jepson eFlora (2012) do not recognize infraspecies for Cardamine nuttallii. Hickman 1993, Rollins (1993) and Kartesz (1999) recognized four varieties; synonyms of the species in all treatments include C. tenella and C. pulcherrima.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date2001-05-10
Edition Date1993-11-15
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., 11/93; rev. B. MacBryde, 10/2000.
Rank Reasons
Widespread, and relatively common habitats, ranging from northern California to southern British Columbia.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Generally moist sites, canyons, forest; < 2200 m (Hickman 1993).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (44)
California (14)
AreaForestAcres
BlackKlamath National Forest6,530
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
Cow CreekSix Rivers National Forest1,271
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
EagleShasta-Trinity National Forest6,553
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Oregon (19)
AreaForestAcres
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
ElkhornWillamette National Forest9,380
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Limpy RockUmpqua National Forest6,782
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
Moose LakeWillamette National Forest5,013
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Smith UmpquaSiuslaw National Forest7,622
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
W. BoundaryWinema National Forest2,345
Williams CreekUmpqua National Forest5,844
Washington (11)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,980
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
PressentinMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,545
Silver StarGifford Pinchot National Forest7,779
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
References (7)
  1. Al-Shehbaz, I.A. 2012. <i>Cardamine</i>. In Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=10483
  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.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  4. Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 1974. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An illustrated manual. 2nd printing, with corrections. Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. xix + 730 pp.
  5. 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.
  6. Peck, M.E. 1961. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. 2nd edition. Binsford &amp; Mort, Portland, Oregon. 936 pp.
  7. Rollins, R.C. 1993a. The Cruciferae of continental North America: Systematics of the mustard family from the Arctic to Panama. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 976 pp.