Cardamine basicola
Family
Brassicaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Current conservation status
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2017 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS) – more information about this can be found on the NZTCS website. This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2012 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants.
Please note, threat classifications are often suggested by authors when publications fall between NZTCS assessment periods – an interim threat classification status has not been assessed by the NZTCS panel.
- Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017 . 2018. Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, John W. Barkla, Shannel P. Courtney, Paul D. Champion, Leon R. Perrie, Sarah M. Beadel, Kerry A. Ford, Ilse Breitwieser, Ines Schönberger, Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, Peter B. Heenan and Kate Ladley. Department of Conservation. Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2017 | Not Threatened
Distribution
New Zealand: South Island (Nelson and North-west Nelson, from the Gouland Downs in the west to Richmond Ranges in the east, and south to Nelson Lakes National Park).
Habitat
Mostly on limestone and marble cliffs and rock outcrops, preferring shaded crevices and ledges. The species also occurs on ultramafic rocks in the dun mountain ophiolite belt of the Richmond Ranges in rocky, open, and moist habitats with Chionochloa defracta, and in forest. Occasionally on conglomerate boulders, in grassland and scree.
Flowering
December–April
Flower colours
White
Fruiting
January–May
Substrate
Mostly limestone and marble, occasionally conglomerate, and ultramafic rocks in the Dun mountain ultramafic belt.
Etymology
cardamine: From the Greek name kárdamon, referring to an Indian spice
References and further reading
Heenan PB. 2017. A taxonomic revision of Cardamine L. (Brassicaceae) in New Zealand. Phytotaxa 330(1): 1–154. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.330.1.1.