North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Brassicaceae > Cardamine (toothwort)

Slender Toothwort (Cardamine angustata) Slender Toothwort (Cardamine angustata)
Orange Co., NC
17 Mar 2007

Common statewide in mesic forests.

Slender Toothwort (Cardamine angustata) Slender Toothwort (Cardamine angustata)
Orange Co., NC
17 Mar 2007

Slender Toothwort (Cardamine angustata) Slender Toothwort (Cardamine angustata)
Orange Co., NC
17 Mar 2007

Slender Toothwort (Cardamine angustata) Slender Toothwort (Cardamine angustata)
Orange Co., NC
17 Mar 2007


Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)
Orange Co., NC
17 Mar 2007

Found in scattered alluvial forests across NC, this species was formerly classified as Dentaria laciniata.

Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)
Orange Co., NC
17 Mar 2007

Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)
Graham Co., NC
28 Apr 2006


Crinkleroot Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla) Crinkleroot Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla)
Macon Co., NC
12 May 2006

Common in rich forested areas in the NC mountains, this species was formerly classified as Dentaria diphylla.

Crinkleroot Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla) Crinkleroot Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla)
Clay Co., NC
14 May 2005

Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta)
Durham Co., NC
10 Mar 2007

Common statewide in North Carolina, Hairy Bittercress is an exotic weed, introduced from Europe. Note long, thin, upright fruits surrounding these flowers.

Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta)
Durham Co., NC
10 Mar 2007

Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta)
Durham Co., NC
10 Mar 2007

While not always very hairy, Hairy Bittercress has spreading hairs on the leaves and at the bases of stems & petioles.

Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta)
Durham Co., NC
10 Mar 2007

Hairy Bittercress has small flowers, and it is commonly found in lawns, fields, gardens, and other disturbed habitats.


Cardamine diphylla?
Orange Co., NC
31 Mar 2007
Cardamine diphylla?
Orange Co., NC
31 Mar 2007


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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