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        Species - Few-seed Bitter-cress - Cardamine oligosperma

Few-seed Bitter-cress - Cardamine oligosperma

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR
C-value: 6

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General Description

Sparsely hairy annual or biennial. Stems erect, 4–20 cm. Basal leaves 1–5 cm long, pinnate with ovate, sinuate leaflets. Stem leaves pinnate with ovate lateral lobes. Petals 1–3 mm long. Fruits erect, 15–25 mm long, >1.1 mm wide, the beak <1 mm long; pedicels 3–10 mm long (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments

BC, MT, south to CA, CO; Asia (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 19

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Relative Density

Recency

(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)

Habitat

Wet soil along streams, lakes; valleys to subalpine (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

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References

Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Few-seed Bitter-cress — Cardamine oligosperma. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on May 19, 2025, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDBRA0K0U0