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Cardamine purpurea Cham. & Schlecht.

16 photos.
"Bittercress", "purple bittercress" or "purplecress", a North American alpine species found in Alaska
and the Yukon Territory.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 22809


1.  Late June.  Top view of deep magenta blossoms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2.  Mid-June.  Top view of lighter blue-magenta
blossoms.




3.  Late June.  Top view of a larger group of
plants with light blue-magenta blossoms.



4.  Late June.  Top view of a larger group of
plants with magenta blossoms.



5.  Mid-June.  Close-up of terminal
cluster of blossoms with color
intermediate between previous plants.



6.  Late June.  Close-up of terminal
cluster of  blue-magenta blossoms.




7.  Mid June.  Close-up of terminal
cluster of magenta blossoms.
Color is beginning to change.



8.  Mid June.  Close-up of terminal
cluster of  light blue-magenta blossoms.
Petals ar beginning to dry out and style
on left blossom is protruding



9.  Late June.  Close-up of terminal
cluster of  white blossoms.
Hultén identifies this as var. albiflora
however his classification has been rejected.



10.  Entire plant in photo 9.






11.  Entire plants of three different colors.





12.  Early June.  A plant in bud growing
in dirt rather than tundra.  Leaves
and stem are quite hairy.



13.  Early July.  Plants with glabrate basal leaves
growing in a streambed.




14.  Close-up of glabrate basal leaves in 13.




15.  June 12, 2009.  Inflorescnce with pink
cast to petals.  Note the prominant styles.



16.  July 29, 2009.  Plant in seed.



Photos 1, 3, 4, 6 and 12 taken along
the Pinnell Mountain Trail between 2 mile
and 2.3 mile.
65°  29.7' N,   145°  28.0' W
Elev. 3850 ft.

Photos 2, 7 and 8 taken on Central
side of Eagle Summit.
65°  30.08' N,   145°  22.84' W
Elev. 3700 ft.

Photo 5 taken in saddle between Miller Fork
of Eagle Creek and Miller Creek.
65°  28.775' N,   145°  22.536'  W
Elev. 3750 ft.

 

Photos 9, 10 and 11 taken 700 ft.
west and above the Pinnel Mountain
Trail.
65°  29.61' N,   145°  28.20' W
Elev. 4150 ft.

Photos 13 and 14 taken beyond the end
of the Mastodon Creek Road.
65°  26' N   145°  20' W
Elev. 3400 ft.

Photos 15 taken on the hillside above
the right limit of Harrison creek between Squaw
creek and Bottom Dollar creek.
Latitude: N 65° 22' 12.94"
Longitude: W 144° 51' 36.191"
Altitude: 807.06 m.

Photo16 taken on the hillside above
2 mile, Pinnell Mountain trail.
Latitude: N 65° 29' 41.43"
Longitude: W 145° 27' 53.119"
Altitude: 1189.29 m.