Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Brassicaceae

Foodplants for Anthocharis cardamines, A. midea, A. sara, Xanthorhoe rectantemediana

• Cardamine amara L. Purolitukka Bäckbräsma Puroluhtakaali Large Bitter-cress

  • Cardamine amara amara; [iNaturalist]
  • Cardamine amara olotensis; [iNaturalist]
  • Cardamine amara subsp. amara; [POWO]
  • Cardamine amara subsp. austriaca; [POWO]
  • Cardamine amara subsp. balcanica; [POWO]
  • Cardamine amara subsp. olotensis; [POWO]
  • Cardamine amara subsp. opizii; [POWO]
  • Cardamine amara subsp. pyrenaea; [POWO]
  • Cardamine amara; [RK], 173; [SK], 295; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  554x741 (~46Kb) Finland, Pirkkala, Sionkylä, 24.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Eidophasia messingiella, Pieris napi

  • var. hirta Wimm. & Grab.

    • Cardamine amara var. hirta; [SK], 296
• Cardamine pratensis L. Cuckooflower Iso luhtakaali Luhtalitukka Ängsbräsma

  • Cardamine pratensis atlantica; [iNaturalist]
  • Cardamine pratensis picra; [iNaturalist]
  • Cardamine pratensis subsp. granulosa; [POWO]
  • Cardamine pratensis subsp. picra; [POWO]
  • Cardamine pratensis subsp. submatthioli; [POWO]
  • Cardamine pratensis; [RK], 173; [SK], 295; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO] ; [RUNEBERG]

  700x486 (~80Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 15.6.1997, Photo © Markku Savela

  Foodplant for Pieris rapae, Rhigognostis senilella

  • ssp. pratensis Niittyluhtalitukka Ängsbräsma

    • Cardamine pratensis s.str.

    • Cardamine pratensis matthioli; [iNaturalist]
    • Cardamine pratensis pratensis; [iNaturalist]
    • Cardamine pratensis subsp. atlantica; [POWO]
    • Cardamine pratensis subsp. pratensis; [POWO]
    • Cardamine pratensis ssp. pratensis; [RK], 173

    Foodplant as Cardamine pratensis for Pieris rapae, Rhigognostis senilella

  • ssp. paludosa (Knaf) Celak Kärrbräsma Rantaluhtalitukka

    • Cardamine pratensis ssp. dentata (Schult.) Celak
    • Cardamine dentata Schult.
    • Cardamine palustris (Wimm. & Grab.) Peterm.

    • Cardamine dentata; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Cardamine pratensis paludosa; [iNaturalist]
    • Cardamine pratensis subsp. paludosa; [POWO]
    • Cardamine pratensis ssp. paludosa; [RK], 174

    783x1044 (~139Kb) Finland, Mustasaari, Raippaluoto, 12.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

    750x974 (~56Kb) Finland, Mustasaari, Raippaluoto, 12.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  • ssp. polemonioides Rouy Pohjanluhtalitukka Polarbräsma

    • Cardamine nymanii Gand.
    • Cardamine rivularis auct. (incl.)

    • Cardamine nymanii; [CoL]
    • Cardamine polemonioides; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
    • Cardamine pratensis rivularis; [iNaturalist]
    • Cardamine pratensis subsp. rivularis; [POWO]
    • Cardamine pratensis ssp. polemonioides; [RK], 174

    400x639 (~24Kb) FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki Kirkkotuvat, 775:50, 7.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela Cardamine pratensis ssp. polemonioides det. Tapio Lahtonen

• Cardamine bellidifolia L. Lapin luhtakaali Alpine Bittercress Fjällbräsma Tunturilitukka

  • Cardamine bellidifolia alpina; [iNaturalist]
  • Cardamine bellidifolia subsp. alpina; [POWO]
  • Cardamine bellidifolia; [RK], 174; [SK], 296; [FPN], 157; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO] ; [RUNEBERG]

  423x600 (~71Kb) Sweden, (Kilpisjärvi) Pälkesvare, 30.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  • var. bellidifolia

    • Cardamine bellidifolia bellidifolia; [iNaturalist]
    • Cardamine bellidifolia subsp. bellidifolia; [POWO]
    • Cardamine bellidifolia var. bellidifolia; [FPN], 157
  • var. pachyphylla Cov. & Leib.

    • Cardamine bellidifolia pachyphylla; [iNaturalist]
    • Cardamine bellidifolia var. pachyphylla; [FPN], 157
    • Cardamine pachyphylla; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
    • Cardamine pachyphylla Cov. & Leib.;
• Cardamine parviflora L. Strandbräsma Small-flowered Bitter-cress Rantalitukka Pienikukkainen luhtakaali

  • Cardamine parviflora arenicola; [iNaturalist]
  • Cardamine parviflora; [RK], 175; [SK], 296; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
• Cardamine impatiens L. Lehtolitukka Lundbräsma

  • Cardamine impatiens impatiens; [iNaturalist]
  • Cardamine impatiens; [RK], 175; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Anthocharis scolymus, Eidophasia messingiella

• Cardamine flexuosa With. Wavy Bitter-cress Metsälitukka Skogsbräsma

  • Cardamine flexuosa; [RK], 175; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  740x874 (~92Kb) Finland, Vantaa, Pakkala, 30.8.2003 © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Pieris canidia canidia

• Cardamine hirsuta L. Bergbräsma Mäkilitukka Aholuhtakaali Hairy Bitter-cress

  • Cardamine hirsuta hirsuta; [iNaturalist]
  • Cardamine hirsuta uniflora; [iNaturalist]
  • Cardamine hirsuta; [RK], 176; [SK], 296; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • ssp. silvatica (Link)

    • Cardamine hirsuta ssp. silvatica; [SK], 296

Some of the following into Dentaria? (Or synonymize it with this genus).

• Cardamine constancei Detl. Constance's Bittercress

  • Cardamine constancei; [FPN], 157; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • Cardamine constancei Detl.;
• Cardamine cordifolia Gray Large mountain Bittercress

  • Cardamine cordifolia; [FPN], 158; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • Cardamine cordifolia Gray;
  • var. cordifolia

    • Cardamine cordifolia var. cordifolia; [FPN], 158
  • var. lyallii (Wats.) Nels. & Macbr.

    • Cardamine lyallii (Wats.) Nels. & Macbr.

    • Cardamine cordifolia var. lyallii; [FPN], 158
• Cardamine rupicola (Rydb.) Hitchc. Cliff Tootwort

  • Cardamine rupicola (Rydb.) Hitchc.

  • Cardamine rupicola; [FPN], 158; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
• Cardamine penduliflora Schulz Willamette Valley Bittercress

  • Cardamine penduliflora; [FPN], 158; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • Cardamine penduliflora Schulz;
• Cardamine angulata Hook. Seaside Bittercress Angled Bittercress

  • Cardamine angulata; [FPN], 158; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • Cardamine angulata Hook.;
  • Dentaria angulata;

  Foodplant as Dentaria angulata for Pieris marginalis

• Cardamine pattersonii (Hend.) Saddle Mountain Bittercress

  • Cardamine pattersonii; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • Cardanime pattersonii; [FPN], 158
  • Cardanime pattersonii Hend.;
• Cardamine integrifolia (Nutt.) Greene

  • Cardamine integrifolia (Nutt.) Greene

  • Cardamine integrifolia; [FPN], 158
  • var. sinuata (Greene) Hitchc.

    • Cardamine sinuata (Greene) Hitchc.

    • Cardamine californica sinuata; [iNaturalist]
    • Cardamine integrifolia var. sinuata; [FPN], 158
• Cardamine pulcherrima Greene Slender Toothwort

  • Cardamine pulcherrima; [FPN], 159
  • Cardamine pulcherrima Greene;
  • Dentaria pulcherrima;

  Foodplant as Dentaria pulcherrima for Pieris marginalis

  • var. pulcherrima

    • Cardamine tenella var. dissecta O. E. Schulz
    • Cardamine quercetorum Howell

    • Cardamine dissecta; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
    • Cardamine nuttallii dissecta; [iNaturalist]
    • Cardamine pulcherrima var. pulcherrima; [FPN], 159
  • var. tenella (Pursh) Hitchc.

    • Cardamine tenella (Pursh) Hitchc.
    • Dentaria tenella Pursh
    • Cardamine nuttallii

    • Cardamine nuttallii gemmata; [iNaturalist]
    • Cardamine nuttallii nuttallii; [iNaturalist]
    • Cardamine nuttallii; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
    • Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella; [FPN], 159

    800x1203 (~72Kb) USA: Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, Thurston Co., WA, 23.3.2005, Photo © Markku Savela Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella det. Stewart Wechsler

    800x1068 (~140Kb) USA: Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, Thurston Co., WA, 23.3.2005, Photo © Markku Savela Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella det. Stewart Wechsler

    900x1107 (~115Kb) USA: nr. Pigeon Springs Rd (~ 46°38N 122°38W), Lewis Co., WA, 23.3.2005, Photo © Markku Savela Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella det. Stewart Wechsler

• Cardamine breweri Wats. Brewer's Bittercrest

  • Cardamine breweri breweri; [iNaturalist]
  • Cardamine breweri orbicularis; [iNaturalist]
  • Cardamine breweri; [FPN], 159; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • Cardamine breweri Wats.;
  • Dentaria breweri;

  Foodplant as Dentaria breweri for Pieris marginalis

  • var. bremeri

    • Cardamine breweri var. bremeri; [FPN], 159
  • var. obricularis (Green) Detl.

    • Cardamine obricularis (Green) Detl.

    • Cardamine breweri var. obricularis; [FPN], 159
  • var. leibergii (Holz.) Hitchc.

    • Cardamine leibergii (Holz.) Hitchc.

    • Cardamine breweri var. leibergii; [FPN], 159
• Cardamine occidentalis (Wats.) Howell Western Bittercress

  • Cardamine occidentalis (Wats.) Howell

  • Cardamine occidentalis; [FPN], 159; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
• Cardamine oligosperma Nutt. Little Western Bittercress Few-seeded Bittercress

  • Cardamine oligosperma; [FPN], 159; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • Cardamine oligosperma Nutt.;

  identification uncertain 900x1233 (~176Kb) USA: Portage Creek (on Hwy 9) near Arlington, Snohomish Co., WA, 2.4.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

  identification uncertain 800x986 (~57Kb) USA: Portage Creek (on Hwy 9) near Arlington, Snohomish Co., WA, 2.4.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

  identification uncertain 700x1145 (~64Kb) USA: Portage Creek (on Hwy 9) near Arlington, Snohomish Co., WA, 2.4.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

  • var. oligosperma

    • Cardamine oligosperma var. oligosperma; [FPN], 159
  • var. kamtschatica (Regel) Detl.

    • Cardamine kamtschatica (Regel) Detl.

    • Cardamine oligosperma var. kamtschatica; [FPN], 159
• Cardamine pennsylvanica Muhl. Pennsylvania Bittercress

  • Cardamine pennsylvanica; [FPN], 159
  • Cardamine pennsylvanica Muhl.;

• Cardamine niponica
• Cardamine scutata

  • Cardamine scutata; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Pieris canidia canidia, P. melete

• Cardamine trifida

  • Cardamine trifida; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Euchloe creusa orientalis

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.