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cut-leaved toothwort

Cardamine concatenata

Cut-leaved toothwort is a pretty little plant with delicate white flowers. It grows in shady places and is often found in forests during springtime.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The cut-leaved toothwort has a slender stem topped with clusters of delicate, four-petaled white to pale pink flowers. Its most distinguishing feature is its deeply lobed, almost finger-like, green leaves that emerge early in spring, giving it a unique textured appearance.

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cut-leaved toothwort

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Ants act like gardeners, carrying its tiny seeds to plant new ones!

Its roots are like peppery mini-carrots, once eaten for a spicy zing!

This plant is a 'spring ephemeral,' meaning it pops up then vanishes fast.

You can sometimes spot a rare pink version among the common white flowers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Spring Sprint

The cut-leaved toothwort can complete its entire life cycle quickly in early spring, helping it thrive before forest trees leaf out.

Fähigkeit

Underground Power

It has thick, toothed rhizomes that store energy, which helps it sprout quickly and survive the hot summer dormancy.

Fähigkeit

Ant Gardener Ally

Its seeds possess a fatty treat called an elaiosome, which attracts ants to carry and disperse them to new spots.

Maße und Details

Höhe
15-40 cm
Ausbreitung
10-20 cm
Blütengröße
1-1.5 cm
Blütezeit
Early spring
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Carlin's mining bee

Andrena carlini

An early spring bee that visits its flowers for nectar.

pollinates

common eastern bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

This native bumblebee helps spread its pollen.

eaten by

white-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Deer browse its tender young leaves in early spring.

depends on

black woodland ant

Aphaenogaster picea

Ants carry its seeds, helping to disperse them to new locations.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always look but don't touch wild plants unless a grown-up says it's okay.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von cut-leaved toothwort?

15-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von cut-leaved toothwort?

10-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von cut-leaved toothwort?

1-1.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von cut-leaved toothwort?

Early spring

Was ist der/die/das essbar von cut-leaved toothwort?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von cut-leaved toothwort?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von cut-leaved toothwort?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von cut-leaved toothwort?

Insekten

Snap-Karte

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