Cardamine amara
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Growing form
Perennial, stoloniferous herb.
Size
20–40 cm high.
Stem
The stem is angular and foliate.
Leaf
The leaves are pure green, imparipinnate with elliptic, coarsely serrate to sinuate.
Flower
The petals are 7–9 mm long and white. The anthers are dark purple.
Fruit and seed
The fruit is a narrow, 2–3 cm long silique.
Source: Pinkka e-learning: Botanical excursion to Lammi - Hazel grove and herb-rich forest vegetation by the lake Pääjärvi, herb-rich forest slope on the hill Linnavuori. 
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
A total of ?
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Observations
- Total squares
Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Cardamine amara
Author
L.
Vernacular names
- purolitukka (Finnish)
- bäckbräsma (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.38402
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
Status in Finland
- AOV - spontaneous, old, resident
Regulatory Status
Vascular plants – SUMI Project 2022 ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
- 2019 LC – Least Concern
- 2010 LC – Least Concern
Expert
- Mikko Piirainen
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form