Brassicaceae
Cardamine

Cardamine flexuosa With.

First published in Arr. Brit. Pl., ed. 3. 3: 578 (1796)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Iran, NW. Africa. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Naturalizada y adventicia en Colombia; Alt. 990 - 2600 m.; Andes, Valle del Cauca.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Cruciferae, A. W. Exell. Flora Zambesiaca 1:1. 1960

Morphology General Habit
Annual or perennial herb, 10–50 cm. tall, with slender, branched stems, somewhat pubescent towards the base.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves petiolate, pinnate with rounded reniform or obovate-cuneate leaflets up to about 10 x 8 mm. (in material from our area) usually lobed or toothed; cauline leaves sessile or shortly petiolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white in terminal, subcorymbose racemes.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 1.5 x 0.5 mm., elliptic-oblong, greenish with a white margin.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 1.5–2.5 x 0.7 mm., oblong.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 6, filaments 0.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 1 x 0.3 mm., cylindric.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Silique 10–25 x 0.7–1 mm., linear-oblong, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 2.5–1.5 mm., flattened-ellipsoid.
[FZ]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 990–2600 m a.s.l. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Caldas, Cundinamarca, Quindío, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Uses

Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0