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Cardamine L.

Litukat Bittercress Tootwort
Cardamine, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Cardamine, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Cardamine (Brassicaceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Anthocharis cardamines, A. midea, A. sara

Cardamine amara L.

Purolitukka Puroluhtakaali Large Bitter-cress Bäckbräsma
Cardamine amara ; [RK, 173]; [SK, 295]

554x741 (~46Kb) Finland, Pirkkala, Sionkylä, 24.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Pieris napi

C. a. var. hirta Wimm. & Grab.

Cardamine amara var. hirta ; [SK, 296]

Cardamine pratensis L.

Luhtalitukka Iso luhtakaali Cuckooflower Ängsbräsma
Cardamine pratensis, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Cardamine pratensis ; [RK, 173]; [SK, 295]

700x486 (~80Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 15.6.1997, Photo © Markku Savela

Foodplant for Pieris rapae, Rhigognostis senilella

C. p. pratensis

Niittyluhtalitukka Ängsbräsma
Cardamine pratensis s.str.
Cardamine pratensis pratensis ; [RK, 173]

Foodplant as Cardamine pratensis for Pieris rapae, Rhigognostis senilella

C. p. paludosa (Knaf) Celak

Rantaluhtalitukka Kärrbräsma
Cardamine pratensis ssp. dentata (Schult.); Celak
Cardamine dentata Schult.
Cardamine palustris (Wimm. & Grab.); Peterm.
Cardamine pratensis paludosa ; [RK, 174]

783x1044 (~139Kb) Finland, Mustasaari, Raippaluoto, 12.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

750x974 (~56Kb) Finland, Mustasaari, Raippaluoto, 12.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

C. p. polemonioides Rouy

Pohjanluhtalitukka Polarbräsma
Cardamine nymanii Gand.
Cardamine rivularis auct.; (incl.)
Cardamine pratensis polemonioides ; [RK, 174]

400x639 (~24Kb) FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki Kirkkotuvat, 775:50, 7.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela Cardamine pratensis ssp. polemonioides det. Tapio Lahtonen

Cardamine bellidifolia L.

Tunturilitukka Lapin luhtakaali Fjällbräsma Alpine Bittercress
Cardamine bellidifolia, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Cardamine bellidifolia ; [RK, 174]; [SK, 296]; [FPN, 157]

423x600 (~71Kb) Sweden, (Kilpisjärvi) Pälkesvare, 30.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

C. b. var. bellidifolia

Cardamine bellidifolia var. bellidifolia ; [FPN, 157]

C. b. var. pachyphylla Cov. & Leib.

Cardamine bellidifolia var. pachyphylla ; [FPN, 157]

Cardamine parviflora L.

Rantalitukka Pienikukkainen luhtakaali Small-flowered Bitter-cress Strandbräsma
Cardamine parviflora ; [RK, 175]; [SK, 296]

Cardamine impatiens L.

Lehtolitukka Lundbräsma
Cardamine impatiens ; [RK, 175]

Foodplant for Anthocharis scolymus

Cardamine flexuosa With.

Metsälitukka Wavy Bitter-cress Skogsbräsma
Cardamine flexuosa ; [RK, 175]

740x874 (~92Kb) Finland, Vantaa, Pakkala, 30.8.2003 © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Pieris canidia canidia

Cardamine hirsuta L.

Mäkilitukka Aholuhtakaali Hairy Bitter-cress Bergbräsma
Cardamine hirsuta ; [RK, 176]; [SK, 296]

C. h. silvatica (Link)

Cardamine hirsuta silvatica ; [SK, 296]

Some of the following into Dentaria? (Or synonymize it with this genus).

Cardamine pulcherrima Greene

Slender Toothwort
Dentaria pulcherrima;
Cardamine pulcherrima ; [FPN, 159]

Foodplant as Dentaria pulcherrima for Pieris marginalis

C. p. var. pulcherrima

Cardamine tenella var. dissecta;
Cardamine quercetorum;
Cardamine pulcherrima var. pulcherrima ; [FPN, 159]

C. p. var. tenella (Pursh) Hitchc.

Dentaria tenella Pursh
Cardamine nuttallii;
Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella ; [FPN, 159]

800x1203 (~72Kb) USA: Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, Thurston Co., WA, 23.3.2005, Photo © Markku Savela Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella det. Stewart Wechsler

800x1068 (~140Kb) USA: Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, Thurston Co., WA, 23.3.2005, Photo © Markku Savela Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella det. Stewart Wechsler

900x1107 (~115Kb) USA: nr. Pigeon Springs Rd (~ 46°38N 122°38W), Lewis Co., WA, 23.3.2005, Photo © Markku Savela Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella det. Stewart Wechsler

Cardamine oligosperma Nutt.

Little Western Bittercress Few-seeded Bittercress
Cardamine oligosperma ; [FPN, 159]

identification uncertain 900x1233 (~176Kb) USA: Portage Creek (on Hwy 9) near Arlington, Snohomish Co., WA, 2.4.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

identification uncertain 800x986 (~57Kb) USA: Portage Creek (on Hwy 9) near Arlington, Snohomish Co., WA, 2.4.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

identification uncertain 700x1145 (~64Kb) USA: Portage Creek (on Hwy 9) near Arlington, Snohomish Co., WA, 2.4.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

C. o. var. oligosperma

Cardamine oligosperma var. oligosperma ; [FPN, 159]

C. o. var. kamtschatica (Regel) Detl.

Cardamine oligosperma var. kamtschatica ; [FPN, 159]

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References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[FPN]

Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998; Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3

[GNSP]

Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

[Stewart Wechsler]

Ecological Consulting; West Seattle; 206 932-7225; e-mail: Stewart Wechsler

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.