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Bulbous Bittercress

Cardamine bulbosa (Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Cardamine bulbosa

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Cardamine bulbosa, commonly called bulbous bittercress[2] or spring cress,[3] 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.[4] Its natural habitat is moist soils of bottomland forests and swamps, often in calcareous areas.[2]

In late spring and early summer, white flowers are produced well above the foliage.[5] Its leaves are edible, and have a peppery taste.[6]

References

  1. ^ Cardamine bulbosa (Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. The Plant List
  2. ^ a b "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  3. ^ "Cardamine bulbosa (Spring Cress)". Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Cardamine bulbosa". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. ^ Flora of North America
  6. ^ GoBotany - New England Wildflower Society
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Cardamine bulbosa: Brief Summary

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Cardamine bulbosa, commonly called bulbous bittercress or spring cress, 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. Its natural habitat is moist soils of bottomland forests and swamps, often in calcareous areas.

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

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