Cutleaf Toothwort
Classification:
Family: Brassicaceae, mustard family
Genus species: Cardamine concatenata
Leaves:
Leaves are lance-shaped, deeply toothed or lobed.
Flowers:
Flowers are white or pale pink, arranged in a small cluster at the tip of the stem. Each flower has four petals.
Fruit:
Fruit is a long thin pod, up to 2 inches long.
More Information:
The genus name Cardamine is from the Greek for “water cress” and from the Greek for “heart” because the plant may have been used to treat heart ailments. The species name concatenata is from the Latin for “linked together.”
Photos:Cutleaf toothwort flowers
Cutleaf toothwort fruit
Cutleaf toothwort leaf
