Cardamine concatenata
Family:
Brassicaceae
Common Name(s):
Cut-leaf toothwort
Synonyms:
Dentaria laciniata
Flowering Time:
April, May
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign:
Siliques lighten (slightly yellowish) and appear full; if not collected too early, fruit can be placed in plastic bag until siliques split and release seed
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates:
Mid to late May
Seed Cleaning:
None required
Storage:
Intolerant of dry storage (Cullina 2000)
Restoration Potential:
Low
Notes
Short-statured spring ephemeral.
Low seed production (Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991).
Root stocky tubers connected by slender roots; vegetative spread low (Barkely 1986, Fernald 1970, Runkel and Bull 2009).
