Cardamine_bulbosa

<i>Cardamine bulbosa</i>

Cardamine bulbosa

Species of plant

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]

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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

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    Cardamine bulbosa (Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. The Plant List
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    "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
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    "Cardamine bulbosa (Spring Cress)". Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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    "Cardamine bulbosa". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
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    "Cardamine bulbosa in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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    "Cardamine bulbosa (bulbous bitter-cress): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2023-10-02.


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