Cardamine glara | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Cardamine |
Species: | C. glara |
Binomial name | |
Cardamine glara | |
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Peter Brian Heenan is a New Zealand botanist.
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