| Cardamine flagellifera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Cardamine |
| Species: | C. flagellifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Cardamine flagellifera | |
Cardamine flagellifera, commonly known as Blue Ridge bittercress, [2] is a species of herbaceous plant in the mustard family. It is native to eastern North America, where it is found primarily in the southern Blue Ridge. [2] [3] It is a perennial that produces white flowers in the spring. [4]
Its natural habitat is moist cove forests and bottomlands, along streambanks and in seepage areas. [2] Unlike the similar-looking Cardamine clematis which grows in high elevations, C. flagellifera is typically found in low to moderate elevations. [2]
This species is considered to be vulnerable due to its limited distribution, and its habitat requirement of forests with an undistributed herbaceous layer. [1]
