Intro: Erect, spring-flowering perennial found in rich, mesic forests.

Stems: Stems arising from a jointed rhizome, mostly smooth (hairy near top).

Leaves: Basal leaves to 3 in. long and divided into 3-5 narrow, toothed leaflets; may be seen without or separate from the flowering stem). On flowering stems, 3 similarly sized leaves are at mid-stem in a whorl.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers on spreading-ascending stalks in a short terminal raceme, white to pale pink, ½-1½ in. wide, consisting of 4 oblong-lance-shaped petals forming a cross.

Fruits: Fruit a thin, linear green pod; pods ripen on lower flower stalks while upper flowers are still blooming.

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Height: 8-12 in.

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description: Erect, spring-flowering perennial found in rich, mesic forests.

stems: Stems arising from a jointed rhizome, mostly smooth (hairy near top).

leaves: Basal leaves to 3 in. long and divided into 3-5 narrow, toothed leaflets; may be seen without or separate from the flowering stem). On flowering stems, 3 similarly sized leaves are at mid-stem in a whorl.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers on spreading-ascending stalks in a short terminal raceme, white to pale pink, ½-1½ in. wide, consisting of 4 oblong-lance-shaped petals forming a cross.

fruits: Fruit a thin, linear green pod; pods ripen on lower flower stalks while upper flowers are still blooming.

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native range: eastern North America