Cut-leaved Toothwort - Cardamine concatenata

A lovely spring ephemeral that is native to the eastern United States. It's a rare plant in the northeast, and this is the first spring that I've seen it.

Habitat: Rocky slope in a rich, moist forest.

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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Yay! Congrats on your first time seeing these! <3 Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! I first saw the leaves a couple weeks ago and made sure to go back for the flowers :). Posted 5 years ago

The Cutleaf toothwort

''Cardamine concatenata'', the cutleaf toothwort, crow's toes, pepper root or purple-flowered toothwort, is a flowering plant in Brassicaceae. It owes its name to the tooth-like appearance of its rhizome. It is a perennial plant woodland wildflower native to eastern North America. It is considered a spring ephemeral and blooms in March, April, and/or May.

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Similar species: Brassicales

Species identified by Christine Young