Cardamine dissecta
Species of flowering plant
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Cardamine dissecta is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae.[3]
| Cardamine dissecta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Cardamine |
| Species: | C. dissecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cardamine dissecta (Leavenw.) Al-Shehbaz[2] | |
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Taxonomy
Cardamine dissecta was first described as Dentaria dissecta by the American botanist Melines Conklin Leavenworth in 1824.[4] The American botanist Ihsan Ali Al-Shehbaz placed Dentaria dissecta Leavenw. in genus Cardamine in 1988.[2] The name Cardamine dissecta (Leavenw.) Al-Shehbaz is widely used today.[3][5]
Cardamine dissecta is a member of the Cardamine concatenata alliance, a monophyletic group of eastern North American species that includes Cardamine angustata, Cardamine concatenata, Cardamine diphylla, Cardamine dissecta, Cardamine incisa, and Cardamine maxima.[6] All members of the alliance were previously placed in genus Dentaria Tourn. ex L., which is now considered to be a synonym for Cardamine L.[7]
Distribution and habitat
Cardamine dissecta is native to eastern North America. Its range extends north to Ohio and Indiana, and south to Virginia and Alabama.[6] It is known to occur in the following states:[3][8]
- United States: Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee
Its distribution is centered in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama.[9]
Conservation
The global conservation status of Cardamine dissecta is apparently secure (G4).[1]
