Distribution: Occurring in the Cascades Range and in southeastern Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Mountain stream banks to subalpine meadows.
Flowers: June-September
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees, flies
Perennial herb to 60 cm tall from creeping rhizomes.
Alternate, simple, broadly rounded, to 10 cm across.
White, with 4 petals; in clusters at stem tips.
Narrow capsules (siliques) to around 3 cm long.
Easily distinguished from our other Cardamine species by its simple broadly rounded leaves, white petals, and robust size.
Publication: Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 8. 1849.
Cardamine cordifolia A. Gray var. lyallii (S. Watson) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. [HC]
Cardamine lyallii S. Watson
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Cardamine cordifolia in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Cardamine cordifolia checklist entry
OregonFlora: Cardamine cordifolia information
E-Flora BC: Cardamine cordifolia atlas page
CalPhotos: Cardamine cordifolia photos
