Bulbous Toothwort blooming in Harford Co., Maryland (4/7/2013).

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Bulbous Toothwort blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (5/31/2016).

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The flowers of Bulbous Toothwort in Harford Co., Maryland (4/7/2013).

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Bulbous Toothwort blooming in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/3/2018).

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Bulbous Toothwort blooming in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/3/2015).

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Bulbous Toothwort in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/22/2018).

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Bulbous Toothwort in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/26/2019).

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Bulbous Toothwort in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/29/2017).

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Bulbous Toothwort blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (4/29/2010).

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Bulbous Toothwort is found in bottomlands, stream banks, and seeps. Seemingly absent from the lower Eastern Shore and southern Maryland.

Description

Bulbous Toothwort can be differentiated from other Cardamine by having simple leaves, erect unbranching stature, glabrous stems, and white flowers with green glabrous sepals. Most closely resembles the rare Limestone Bittercress which has pubescent stems, pink or lavender flowers, and pubescent sepals that vary in color from green to purple.

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Bulbous Toothwort blooming in Harford Co., Maryland (4/7/2013). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Bulbous Toothwort blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (5/31/2016). View Record Details Media by Robert Ferraro.

The flowers of Bulbous Toothwort in Harford Co., Maryland (4/7/2013). Media by Jim Brighton.

Bulbous Toothwort blooming in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/3/2018). View Record Details Media by Robert Warren.

Bulbous Toothwort blooming in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/3/2015). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

Bulbous Toothwort in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/22/2018). View Record Details Media by Wayne Longbottom.

Bulbous Toothwort in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/26/2019). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Bulbous Toothwort in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/29/2017). View Record Details Media by Dominique Bayne.

Bulbous Toothwort blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (4/29/2010). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Bulbous Toothwort in Carroll Co., Maryland (4/29/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

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Source: Wikipedia

Cardamine bulbosa

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Secure (NatureServe)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Cardamine
Species:	C. bulbosa
Binomial name
*Cardamine bulbosa* (Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Natural range in North America
Synonyms
Arabis bulbosa Schreb. ex Muhl. Arabis rhomboidea Pers. Cardamine rhomboídea (Pers.) DC. Dentaria rhomboidea (Pers.) Greene Dracamine bulbosa (BSP) Nieuwl.^[3]

Cardamine bulbosa, commonly called bulbous bittercress^[4] or spring cress,^[5] is a perennial plant in the mustard family. It is native to a widespread area of eastern North America, in both Canada and the United States.^[6] Its natural habitat is moist soils of bottomland forests and swamps, often in calcareous areas.^[4]

In late spring and early summer, white flowers are produced well above the foliage.^[7] Its leaves are edible, and have a peppery taste.^[8]

References

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^ Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Cardamine bulbosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T64269647A67728643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64269647A67728643.en. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
^ NatureServe. "Cardamine bulbosa". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
^ Cardamine bulbosa (Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. The Plant List
^ ^a ^b "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
^ "Cardamine bulbosa (Spring Cress)". Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ Kartesz, John T. (2014). "Cardamine bulbosa". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). Retrieved 26 January 2017.
^ "Cardamine bulbosa in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
^ "Cardamine bulbosa (bulbous bitter-cress): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

Taxon identifiers

Cardamine bulbosa

Arabis bulbosa

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Bulbous Toothwort

Cardamine bulbosa (Schreber) Britton, Sterns & Poggenburg

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