Cardamine angustata O.E.Schulz
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Brassicaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Rhizome constricted at intervals, stems 2–4 dm, glabrous or rarely a little hairy; basal lvs like those of no. 1 [Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) A. W. Wood], with broad, coarsely crenate-toothed segments; cauline lvs 2(3), opposite or nearly so, their segments narrowly lanceolate, sharply toothed to entire, as in no. 3 [Cardamine concatenata (Michx.) O. Schwarz]; sep 5–8 mm; pet 10–15 mm, faintly pinkish-lavender; frs 2–4 cm; 2 n=128. Rich woods; N.J. to Ind., s. to Ga. and Miss. Apr., May. (Dentaria heterophylla) A very similar pl from Conn., with the segments of the cauline lvs confluent at base, has been called Dentaria incisifolia Eames.
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Common Names
Appalachian toothwort