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Cardamine impatiens L.
narrowleaf bittercress

       
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Cardamine impatiens L.

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Distribution:
Cardamine impatiens L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CT, DE, KY, MA, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, VT, WV), CAN (NB, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Cardamine impatiens L.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 40 species in Cardamine
 

Classification:
Cardamine impatiens L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Capparales
Family Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus Cardamine L. – bittercress
Species Cardamine impatiens L. – narrowleaf bittercress
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Cardamine impatiens L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
narrowleaf bittercress              Invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
bushy rock-cress, narrowleaf bittercress              Prohibited
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cardamine impatiens L.

narrowleaf bittercress

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Cardamine impatiens L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cardamine impatiens L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22798.

 

Related Web Sites:
Cardamine impatiens L.

CT-Invasive Plant Species Identification Sheets (USDA NRCS)

 
 
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