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Cutleaf toothwort

Cardamine concatenata

Description:

Small (2 1/2" tall) wildflower growing in left litter. The Cutleaf Toothwort is a flowering plant in Brassicaceae. It owes its name to the tooth-like appearance of its rhizome. It is a perennial plant woodland wildflower native to eastern North America. It is considered a spring ephemeral and blooms in March, April, and May. The vegetative parts of this plant, which can reach 20–40 cm, arise from a segmented rhizome. The leaves are on long petioles, deeply and palmately dissected into five segments with large "teeth" on the margins. The white to pinkish flowers are held above the foliage in a spike. Fruit is an elongated pod which can be up to 4 cm long.

Habitat:

Woods.

Notes:

Wildflower & bonus bugs!

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1 Comment

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thank you ᴅαɳα! I think you are right!

KarenL
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KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Feb 28, 2012
Submitted on Feb 28, 2012

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