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bulbous cress

Cardamine bulbosa

Bulbous cress is a small plant with pretty white flowers. It grows in wet places and is often found near streams and ponds. Its leaves are shaped like little hearts!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The bulbous cress has delicate white, four-petaled flowers clustered at the top of an erect green stem. Its basal leaves are rounded, while stem leaves are deeply lobed. It often grows in dense patches, creating bright white carpets.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Believe it or not, this plant is related to cabbage and broccoli.

Each flower has four petals arranged in a cross shape, a feature of its plant family.

Its crunchy stems taste a bit like horseradish when eaten raw!

Tiny hairs on its leaves help it shed excess water in wet environments.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Water Wonder Bulb

Bulbous cress stores water and nutrients in its underground bulb-like base, helping it survive dry spells.

Fähigkeit

Muddy Ground Master

Bulbous cress thrives in waterlogged, muddy soils where many other plants would struggle to grow.

Fähigkeit

Quick Spreader

Bulbous cress grows new plants from tiny bulblets on its roots, quickly spreading in wet areas.

Maße und Details

Höhe
15-60 cm
Ausbreitung
15-30 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to early summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Common eastern bumble bee

Bombus impatiens

Actively collects pollen from its blossoms.

eaten by

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Browses on its succulent leaves and stems.

eaten by

Eastern cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

Grazes on its leaves and tender shoots.

Merkmale

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Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always check with an adult before touching or tasting any plants.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von bulbous cress?

15-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von bulbous cress?

15-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von bulbous cress?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von bulbous cress?

Spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von bulbous cress?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von bulbous cress?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von bulbous cress?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von bulbous cress?

Insekten

Snap-Karte

Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.

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Neueste Snaps

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