Cardamine concatenata
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David Werier -
David Werier
Photo Credit:
David Werier
Can carpet the forest floor in spring. A host for the rare Virginia White butterfly. Cut-leaved toothwort has very narrow leaflets and the rhizome breaks into oval or straight pieces of 1-2" length. Compare to C. diphylla and C. maxima, the other 2 toothworts in the Finger Lakes.
Native Plant of the Month
April 2006
Plant Information
Common Name(s):
cut-leaved toothwort
Alternate Scientific Names:
Dentaria laciniata
Type:
Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Moisture:
Dry
Moist
Wet
Moist
Wet
Light:
Part Shade
Shade
Shade
Attracts butterflies
Ephemeral
Ephemeral
