Cardamine bulbifera (L.) Crantz

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Cardamine// Species: Cardamine bulbifera (L.) Crantz.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Edges and clearings of forests, near rivers and streams.

Flowering period: Late spring: MAY.

Cardamine bulbifera – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – flowers. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – flowers. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – flowers. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – flowers – calyx. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – flowers – calyx. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – fruits. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – developing fruits. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – bulbils. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – bulbils. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – basal leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – basal leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – basal leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – inflorescence. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – inflorescence. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – flower. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – flower. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – upper part of stem with bulbils and inflorescence with siliques. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – inflorescence with siliques. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – inflorescence with siliques. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – siliques. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – stem with cauline leaves and bulbils. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – stem with cauline leaves and bulbils. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – stem with upper cauline leaves and bulbils. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – bulbils. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – bulbils. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – upper cauline leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – stem with cauline leaves. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – cauline leaves. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – cauline leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – adaxial side of cauline leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.1.05.2022
Cardamine bulbifera – abaxial side of cauline leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.1.05.2022
Cardamine bulbifera – basal leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.1.05.2022
Cardamine bulbifera – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.1.05.2022
Cardamine bulbifera – habit. “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – flower buds. “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – basal leaves. “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Cardamine bulbifera – basal leaf. “Shtalkovichka” River, 25.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Cardamine bulbifera (L.) Crantz. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:280205-1 [Accessed 25.05.2022].

Micevski, V. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Last update: 28.05.2023.

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