3-689: See list of Cardamine species Cardamine is a large genus of flowering plants in the mustard family, Brassicaceae , known as bittercresses and toothworts . It contains more than 200 species of annuals and perennials . Species in this genus can be found in diverse habitats worldwide, except the Antarctic. The name Cardamine is derived from the Greek kardaminē , water cress , from kardamon , pepper grass . The leaves can have different forms, from minute to medium in size. They can be simple, pinnate or bipinnate. They are basal and cauline (growing on
6-446: The upper part of the stem), with narrow tips. They are rosulate (forming a rosette). The blade margins can be entire, serrate or dentate. The stem internodes lack firmness. The radially symmetrical flowers grow in a racemose many-flowered inflorescence or in corymbs. The white, pink or purple flowers are minute to medium-sized. The petals are longer than the sepals . The fertile flowers are hermaphroditic . The genus Cardamine
9-694: Was first formally named in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum . As of August 2024, there are 264 accepted species in Kew 's Plants of the World Online database. The genus name Dentaria is a commonly used synonym for some species of Cardamine . Select species include: This plant is also used as one of the main food sources for the butterfly Pieris oleracea . The roots of most species are edible raw. Some species were reputed to have medicinal qualities (treatment of heart or stomach ailments). List of Cardamine species Cardamine
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