Cardamine concatenata (Michaux) O. Schwarz. Common name: Cutleaf Toothwort. Phenology: (Jan-) Mar-May; Apr-May. Habitat: Rich, mesic forests. Distribution: ME, QC and MN south to FL Panhandle, LA, OK, and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Fl4, FNA7, GrPl, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Va, WH3, Al-Shehbaz (1988a), Rollins (1993), Sweeney & Price (2001); = Dentaria laciniata Muhl. ex Willd. — G, GW2, Il, S, S13, Tat, W; > Dentaria laciniata Muhl. ex Willd. var. coalescens Fernald — F; > Dentaria laciniata Muhl. ex Willd. var. laciniata — F; Dentaria concatenata Michaux. Basionym: Dentaria concatenata Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Cardamine concatenata - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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Horticultural Information
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
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