Taxon Report

Cardamine bellidifolia L. var. pachyphylla Cov. & Leib.

fleshy toothwort

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Taxon Summary

Cardamine bellidifolia var. pachyphylla, commonly known as fleshy toothwort, is a perennial herb in the Brassicaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Alpine boulder and rock field, Subalpine coniferous forest, and Upper montane coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 1900 to 2835 meters. Cardamine bellidifolia var. pachyphylla is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Cardamine bellidifolia L. var. pachyphylla Cov. & Leib.
Common Name:	fleshy toothwort
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA0K022
USDA Plants Symbol:	CABEP
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug	Jun-Aug
Elevation:	1900-2835 (6235-9300)
General Habitats:	Alpine boulder and rock field, Subalpine coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Rocky, Scree, Talus
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G5T4
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Burney Mtn. East (4012175), Lassen Peak (4012145), Medicine Lake (4112155), Miller Mtn. (4012167), Mt. Harkness (4012143), Mt. Shasta (4112242), Preston Peak (4112375), Rainbow Mtn. (4112148), Reading Peak (4012144), Thousand Lakes Valley (4012165)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



A synonym of C. bellidifolia in TJM 2. See Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 11:170 (1897) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:
A synonym of C. bellidifolia in TJM 2.

Selected References

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 11:170 (1897)

Cardamine bellidifolia var. pachyphylla profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 January 2025].