Flora of East-Central Indiana

Cut-Leaved Toothwort
Scientific Name Cardamine concatenata   (Michx.) O. Schwarz
Family Name Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

 

Characteristics
Habitat: moist, rich woods, damp thickets
Plant Height: 20-40 cm; rhizome
Flower Color: white, possibly pinkish
Flower: complete; perfect; 2 cm wide; 4 petals; 4 shorter sepals; 6 stamens
Inflorescence: raceme (terminal clusters of single flowers on pedicles)
Fruit: narrow, upward-angled silique, many-seeded; tipped with persistent style
Leaves: deeply cleft; whorls of 3 above midstem
Bloom Time: April-May
Origins: native
Other: common name refers to the tooth-like projections on the underground stem (rhizome); likes shaded areas; the root has a peppery taste that the Native Americans relished and is still enjoyed by many people today
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