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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cardamine concatenata   FAMILY Brassicaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cardamine concatenata   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Cardamine concatenata

SYNONYMOUS WITH The genera of Arabideae (Cruciferae; Brassicaceae) in the southeastern United States (Al-Shehbaz, 1988a)

Cardamine concatenata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-23-003:

Cardamine concatenata   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Dentaria laciniata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Dentaria laciniata

 

COMMON NAME:
Cutleaf Toothwort


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_dela5_001_lvd

        

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_d_laciniata_cut_leaf

February        

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_dentaria_laciniata

February        

Four sepals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    jkm070324_081

March    Polk County    NC

Flower cluster is terminal; the petals are 0.5"-0.8" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

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JK Marlow    jkm100313_022

March    Gadsden County    FL

Angus Gholson Nature Park

Whorl of 3 cauline leaves - basal leaves usually absent when in flower, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

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JK Marlow    jkm100313_030

March    Gadsden County    FL

Angus Gholson Nature Park

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JK Marlow    jkm200321_3260

March    Polk County    NC

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JK Marlow    jkm200321_3306

March    Polk County    NC

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JK Marlow    jkm200322_3350

March    Polk County    NC

Pearson's Falls

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_d_laciniata

March        

Petals are white, sometimes pinkish to pale lavender, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_dentaria_laciniata_2

March        

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JK Marlow    jkm0404j_32

April    Polk County    NC

Pearson's Falls

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JK Marlow    jkm0504k_19

April    Henderson County    NC

A whorl of 3 cauline leaves, 3-parted into lobed or toothed segments, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).


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JK Marlow    jkm090404_233

April    Walker County    GA

Pigeon Mountain

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JK Marlow    jkm160422_061

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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JK Marlow    jkm160422_061b

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Flowers followed by narrow round capsules (siliques), each 1-4cm long, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005).

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JK Marlow    jkm190427_7975

April    Jackson County    SC

Blue Ridge Parkway

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JK Marlow    jkm190427_7977

April    Jackson County    SC

Blue Ridge Parkway

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JK Marlow    jkm200411_3704

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

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Ron Lance    rwl_cconcatenata

April    Jackson County    NC

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JK Marlow    jkm140519_887

May    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

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JK Marlow    jkm140519_889

May    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

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Keith Bradley    kab_c_concatenata_5628

May    Mitchell County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cardamine concatenata   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cardamine concatenata   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Cardamine concatenata

SYNONYMOUS WITH The genera of Arabideae (Cruciferae; Brassicaceae) in the southeastern United States (Al-Shehbaz, 1988a)
Cardamine concatenata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-23-003:
Cardamine concatenata   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Dentaria laciniata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dentaria laciniata

 

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rich, mesic forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain

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LEAVES:
Palmately divided: 3 leaflets, lateral leaflets deeply cut giving the leaf a 5-parted appearance
Basal (usually absent at flowering) & whorled (3 stem leaves)

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
White/ Pinkish
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring
Silique

 

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