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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cardamine angustata   FAMILY Brassicaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America

Cardamine angustata

SYNONYMOUS WITH The genera of Arabideae (Cruciferae; Brassicaceae) in the southeastern United States (Al-Shehbaz, 1988a)

Cardamine angustata

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

Cardamine angustata var. angustata   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Dentaria heterophylla

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Dentaria heterophylla

 

COMMON NAME:
Eastern Slender Toothwort


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_dehe3_001_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm090102_024

January    Walker County    GA

The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain

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JK Marlow    jkm090102_026

January    Walker County    GA

The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain

Basal leaves similar to Cardamine diphylla, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Cardamine angustata, Eastern Slender Toothwort

JK Marlow    jkm090102_077

January    Walker County    GA

The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain

image of Cardamine angustata, Eastern Slender Toothwort

JK Marlow    jkm120318_600

March    Pickens County    SC

Nine Times Preserve

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JK Marlow    jkm150322_887

March    Pickens County    SC

Nine Times Preserve

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JK Marlow    jkm150322_894

March    Pickens County    SC

Nine Times Preserve

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_d_heterophylla_6

March        

image of Cardamine angustata, Eastern Slender Toothwort

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_dentaria_heterophylla

March        

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JK Marlow    jkm090425_015

April    Pickens County    SC

Nine Times Preserve

Flower cluster terminal, the petals white to pinkish, 0.4"-0.6" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

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JK Marlow    jkm190427_7835

April    Jackson County    SC

Blue Ridge Parkway

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JK Marlow    jkm190427_7846

April    Jackson County    SC

Blue Ridge Parkway

2 stem leaves w 3 narrow lanceolate segments; basal leaves like C. diphylla, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).


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image of Cardamine angustata, Eastern Slender Toothwort

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmdangustata_bm1

May        

Four sepals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_050821rufusmorgan21

May    Macon County    NC

Nantahala National Forest

image of Cardamine angustata, Eastern Slender Toothwort

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_050821rufusmorgan23

May    Macon County    NC

Nantahala National Forest

image of Cardamine angustata, Eastern Slender Toothwort

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_050821rufusmorgan24

May    Macon County    NC

Nantahala National Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm221103_0559

November    Pickens County    SC

Nine Times Preserve

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cardamine angustata   FAMILY Brassicaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Cardamine angustata

SYNONYMOUS WITH The genera of Arabideae (Cruciferae; Brassicaceae) in the southeastern United States (Al-Shehbaz, 1988a)
Cardamine angustata

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Dentaria heterophylla

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dentaria heterophylla

 

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Forb
Perennial

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

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in GA Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Evergreen (often)
Palmately divided
Basal & subopposite (2 stem leaves)

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

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Silique

 

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