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.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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.

ReinoPlantaeFiloTracheophytaClaseMagnoliopsidaOrdenBrassicalesFamiliaBrassicaceaeGéneroCardamine

cut-leaved toothwort

Categoría

Plantas

Rareza

Common

Peligro

1/5 · Muy bajo

Snaps

¡Sé la primera persona en hacer un snap!

Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 15-40 cm
Extensión: 10-20 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1-1.5 cm
Temporada de floración: Early spring
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Aromático

Las plantas aromáticas producen y emiten compuestos orgánicos volátiles fragantes, a menudo como defensa o para atraer a los polinizadores.

Caducifolio

Las plantas caducifolias pierden periódicamente todas sus hojas, por lo general durante el otoño o las estaciones secas.

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.