Cardamine cordifolia var. lyallii
Heartleaf Bittercress

Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Photo taken near Swauk Pass, near stream (0.1-0.5 meters away), shaded area

Flowers:

in racemes; petals 7-12 mm, white

Fruit:

ascending to erect, 20-34 mm, straight or curved

Leaves:

mostly cauline, petioled, cordate or reniform; basal and lower cauline leaves 2-10 cm wide

Plant:

perennial; 20-50 cm tall

Habitat:

mountain streambanks to alpine meadows

Distribution of species:

British Columbia to California, east to west Idaho and Nevada

Distribution of genus:

more or less 170 species: most temperate areas worldwide