Cardamine diphylla (Michaux) Alph. Wood. Common name: Crinkleroot, Toothwort, Turkey Mustard. Phenology: Apr-May; May-Jun. Habitat: Rich, mesic forests. Distribution: NB west to MN, south to n. GA, SC, and AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA7, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Va, Al-Shehbaz (1988a), Rollins (1993), Sweeney & Price (2001); = Dentaria diphylla Michx. — F, G, Il, Tn, W; = n/a — Tat; > Dentaria diphylla Michx. — S, S13; > Dentaria incisa Small — S, S13. Basionym: Dentaria diphylla Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Cardamine diphylla - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect, spring-flowering perennial found in rich, mesic forests.
Stems: Stems smooth, arising from a branching rhizome near the soil surface.
Leaves: Basal leaves to 10 in. long and divided into 3 ovate, toothed leaflets with pale veins; often evergreen. Stem leaves, in a single pair at mid-stem, resemble basal leaves.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in a short terminal raceme, white, nearly 1 in. wide when fully open, consisting of 4 oval petals that later turn pink.
Fruits: Fruit a thin, linear green pod that rarely produces seeds.
Comments:
Height: 6-15 in.
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description: Erect, spring-flowering perennial found in rich, mesic forests.
stems: Stems smooth, arising from a branching rhizome near the soil surface.
leaves: Basal leaves to 10 in. long and divided into 3 ovate, toothed leaflets with pale veins; often evergreen. Stem leaves, in a single pair at mid-stem, resemble basal leaves.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in a short terminal raceme, white, nearly 1 in. wide when fully open, consisting of 4 oval petals that later turn pink.
fruits: Fruit a thin, linear green pod that rarely produces seeds.
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native range: eastern North America
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