Cardamine L. (Brassicaceae)
Cardamine (Brassicaceae) is represented by seventeen species in North Carolina. Only Cardamine micranthera is listed at the federal level (Fed E, S1 G2). Two species are additionally state listed: C. dissecta (State SC-V, S2 G4?) and C. longii (State SC-V, S2 G3?). Cardamine douglassii (State SR-P, S2 G5) and C. rotundifolia (State SR-P, S2 G4) were delisted at the state level in 2021, but remain of conservation concern and are tracked by NHP along with C. clematitis (State SR-T, S2S3 G3).
Federally listed taxon—
Cardamine micranthera (Fed E, State E | S1 G2)
Habitat. Creek and stream banks, seepages, wet rock crevices in the Dan River drainage.
Range. Endemic to North Carolina and Virginia.
Additional resources. NHP | Recovery plan | 5-yr review
Key to Cardamine in North Carolina
Key adapted from Weakley (2008) and Al-Shebaz et al. (2010). Photos by Krings, unless otherwise indicated. Line drawings from Britton & Brown (1913), unless otherwise indicated. Maps courtesy of USDA PLANTS and the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program.