NameThatPlant.net: Cardamine dissecta

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cardamine dissecta FAMILY Brassicaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Dissected Toothwort from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cardamine dissecta FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-23-002b:

Cardamine angustata var. multifida FAMILY Brassicaceae

COMMON NAME:
Dissected Toothwort, Fineleaf Toothwort, Forkleaf Toothwort

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cardamine dissecta FAMILY Brassicaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cardamine dissecta FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-23-002b:
Cardamine angustata var. multifida FAMILY Brassicaceae

2922

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rich, mesic forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen (often)
Palmately divided: ultimate segments linear to filiform
Basal & subopposite (2 stem leaves)

FLOWER:
Spring
White/ Pinkish
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring
Silique

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