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Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
Native

Lives wild in United States.

Introduced to United States.

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Description

Cardamine rotundifolia, also known as American bittercress or mountain bittercress, is a perennial herbaceous brassica native to eastern North America. It was first described by André Michaux in his publication Flora Boreali-Americana (1803).

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Other scientific names

  • Dentaria rotundifolia
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Articles

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How to set up a North American aquarium5 min read

Streams and ponds in North America are often cool. How to set up an aquarium without a heater, with pygmy sunfish, shiners and darters.

How to care for aquarium plants3 min read

Light, nutrients and CO₂ in balance, low tech versus high tech, and how to read from the leaves what your plants are missing.