Cardamine diphylla

Unlike the other two toothworts in our region (C. concatenata and C. maxima), two-leaved toothwort has only a small lobe on the lateral leaflets of its TWO tripartite leaves. The other two species have three tripartite leaves.

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April 2006

Mentioned in Solidago

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
Two-leaved Toothwort
Alternate Scientific Names: 
Dentaria diphylla
Type: 
Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Moisture: 
Moist
Wet
Light: 
Shade
Soil: 
Humus-rich Woodland
Ephemeral

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