Taxon Details

Cardamine angulata

seaside bittercress

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Taxon Summary:

Cardamine angulata, commonly known as seaside bittercress, is a perennial herb in the Brassicaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Lower montane coniferous forest, and North Coast coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 15 to 915 meters. Cardamine angulata is ranked 2B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Cardamine angulata Hook.
Common Name: seaside bittercress
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA0K010
USDA Plants Symbol:	CAAN5
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4G5
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 2.1 on 2012-04-10
Add Date:	2012-04-10
Date Edited:	2023-06-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: (Jan)Mar-Jul

Elevation:
15 - 915 meters
50 - 3000 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
North Coast coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details: wet areas

Microhabitat:

Streambanks

Notes

Notes: Many occurrences are historical; need field surveys. Possibly threatened by foot traffic, and road maintenance. See Flora Boreali-Americana 1(1):44-45 (1829) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	24	63 %
Logging	15	39%
Road/trail construction/maint.	7	18%
Erosion/runoff	3	7%
Foot traffic/trampling	3	7%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	2	5%
Other	1	2%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					38
A	B	C	D	X	U
7	15	5	2	0	9

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	4
Recent <=20 Years	34

Presence:
Presumed Extant	38
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), California (CA), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Marin (MRN), Mendocino (MEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ah Pah Ridge (4112348), Arcata South (4012471), Bolinas (3712286), Childs Hill (4112461), Fern Canyon (4112441), Hales Grove (3912377), High Divide (4112481), Hiouchi (4112471), Holter Ridge (4112338), McWhinney Creek (4012461), Orick (4112431), Requa (4112451), Rodgers Peak (4112421), San Geronimo (3812216), Sister Rocks (4112462)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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