cut-leaved toothwort
(Cardamine concatenata)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
Cut-leaved toothwort is an erect, perennial forb that rises from rhizomes. The rhizomes are constricted at intervals of ¾″ to 1″ resembling a string of beads. It will often form colonies when conditions are optimal. The stems are erect and unbranched. They are hairless near the base, and are covered with short, spreading hairs above the middle. A single whorl of 3 leaves appears on the stem above the middle. Basal leaves are on long leaf stalks and are similar to stem leaves. They are usually gone by the time the plant is in full flower. Stem leaves are stalked, up to 3″ long and across. They are deeply palmately divided into 3 narrow lobes. The two lateral lobes often have secondary lobes, giving the overall appearance of a 5 lobed leaf. The lobes are linear to lance-shaped, up to 2⅓″ long and ⅜″ wide. The margins may be shallowly or deeply toothed, or cut into narrow, irregular lobes. The inflorescence is a loose, unbranched, elongated cluster at the end of the stem. The flowers are ⅜″ to ¾″ long and fragrant. They have 4 narrow, white to pink petals and 6 stamens. The fruit is a narrow, ¾″ to 1½″ long, erect, cylindrical pod. |
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8″ to 16″ |
Flower Color |
White to pink |
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Habitat |
Moderate moisture. Woods. |
Ecology |
Flowering |
April to May |
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Defense Mechanisms |
This and other mustards (family Brassicaceae) produce chemical compounds when cells are damaged that are toxic to most animals, fungi, and bacteria. |
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Kingdom |
Plantae (green algae and land plants) |
Subkingdom |
Viridiplantae (green plants) |
Infrakingdom |
Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) |
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Division |
Tracheophyta (vascular plants) |
Subdivision |
Spermatophytina (seed plants) / Angiospermae (flowering plants) |
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Superorder |
Rosanae |
Order |
Brassicales (mustards, capers, and allies) |
Family |
Brassicaceae (mustard) |
Subfamily |
Brassicoideae |
Supertribe |
Camelinodae |
Tribe |
Cardamineae |
Genus |
Cardamine (bittercresses and toothworts) |
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Cardamine laciniata Dentaria concatenata Dentaria concatenata var. coalescens Dentaria laciniata Dentaria laciniata var. integra |
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cut-leaf toothcup cut-leaf toothwort cut-leaved toothwort cutleaf toothwort five-parted toothwort |
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Glossary
Palmately divided
Similar to a hand. Having more than three lobes that radiate from a single point at the base of the leaf.
Rhizome
A horizontal, usually underground stem. It serves as a reproductive structure, producing roots below and shoots above at the nodes.
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Published on Mar 23, 2012 Cutleaf toothwort(Cardamine concatenata |
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| Greg Watson 5/9/2023 |
Location: Carley State Park |
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| Kirk Nelson 4/23/2016 |
Location: Prairie Creek Woods SNA |
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