Date: April 9 2010. Location: Amana woods (map)
| Classification Hierarchy | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheophyta |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass | Dilleniidae |
| Order | Capparales |
| Family | Brassicaceae |
| Genus | Cardamine |
| Species | Cardamine concatenata |
Date: April 9 2010. Location: Amana woods (map)
USDA Plant Profile Flora of N. America
Scientific Name: Cardamine concatenata (synonym: Dentaria laciniata). from greek kardamon - used by Dioscorides possibly for a cress used as heart medication; concatenata - connected together, perhaps a reference to colony spreading by rhizome.
Common Name: Cutleaf toothwort
Origin: Native
Notes: perennials usually found in wooded areas.
Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
Flowers: March. 4 sepals green, 4 petals oblong, short-clawed, white to light pink; Stamen 6 (two median pair and one lateral pair). Inflorescence in racemes; Fruit linear siliques - about a dozen ovules in each.
Leaves: Basal and caudal leaves similar, tri-foliate in whorls of 3, margins dentate.
Glossaries of botanical terms: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
