Cardamine impatiens, L.

33. C. impatiens L. , Sp. Pl. 655 (1753).

Annual or biennial 25-60 cm, glabrous. Rosette-leaves not persistent. Lower cauline leaves petiolate, with 3-5 pairs of ovate, 2- to 5-lobed leaflets; upper leaves sessile with 5-9 pairs of lanceolate, dentate, lateral leaflets and a somewhat larger terminal leaflet; leaves auriculate at the base; leaves ciliate, otherwise glabrous. Petals 2- 3 mm, narrow, scarcely exceeding sepals, sometimes absent. Anthers greenish. Siliqua 18-30 x 1-1-1 mm, erecto-patent. Seeds 1-1-1-4 x O-8-O-9, unwinged. 2n= 16. Widespread in Europe, but absent from large areas o f the west, south and north. Al Au Be Br Bu Co Cz D a Fe G a Ge He Ho Hs Hu It Ju No Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W, K, E) Su. C. pectinata Pallas ex DC. , Reg. Veg. Syst. Nat. 2: 264 (1821), from Bulgaria and N. Greece, is like 33 but has cauline leaves with 3-4 pairs of larger leaflets and the siliqua c. 0-8 mm wide, almost horizontal and often secund. It may deserve subspecific rank.