Cardamine

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Cardamine
Cardamine oligosperma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Cardamine L.
Species
See list of Cardamine species
Synonyms[1]
Dentaria Tourn. ex L. Dracamine Nieuwl. Ghinia Bubani Heterocarpus Phil. Iti Garn.-Jones & P.N.Johnson Loxostemon Hook.f. & Thomson Sphaerotorrhiza (O.E.Schulz) A.P.Khokhr.

Cardamine is a large genus of flowering plants in the mustard family, Brassicaceae, known as bittercresses and toothworts. It contains more than 200 species of annuals and perennials.^[1] Species in this genus can be found in diverse habitats worldwide, except the Antarctic.^[1] The name Cardamine is derived from the Greek kardaminē, water cress, from kardamon, pepper grass.^[2]