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Cardamine enneaphyllos

Cardamine enneaphyllos, the nine-leaved toothwort, nine-leaved coralwort, or drooping bittercress, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to east-central Europe, and on into Italy and the Balkans. A spreading rhizomatous geophyte, it prefers shady situations.

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Cardamine enneaphyllos
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cardamine
Species:
C. enneaphyllos
Binomial name
Cardamine enneaphyllos
(L.) Crantz
Synonyms1
List
    • Cardamine enneaphylla W.T.Aiton
    • Cardamine enneaphyllos var. alternifolia (Hausm.) O.E.Schulz
    • Cardamine enneaphyllos f. angustisecta (Glaab) O.E.Schulz
    • Cardamine enneaphyllos var. simplicifolia O.E.Schulz
    • Crucifera enneaphyllos (L.) E.H.L.Krause
    • Dentaria enneaphyllos L.
    • Dentaria enneaphyllos f. alternifolia Hausm.
    • Dentaria enneaphyllos var. angustisecta Glaab
    • Turritis enneaphyllos Scop. ex Steud.

Cardamine enneaphyllos (syn. Dentaria enneaphyllos), the nine-leaved toothwort, nine-leaved coralwort, or drooping bittercress, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to east-central Europe (except Switzerland and the low countries), and on into Italy and the Balkans.213 A spreading rhizomatous geophyte, it prefers shady situations.2

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References

  1. "Cardamine enneaphyllos (L.) Crantz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. "Cardamine enneaphyllos nine-leaved toothwort". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024. 2 suppliers
  3. "Cardamine enneaphyllos (CAREN)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.