Cardamine bulbosa (Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. is a plant in the Brassicaceae family, order Brassicales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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

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

Cardamine bulbosa is an edible perennial mustard-family plant native to eastern North America that bears white flowers in late spring to early summer.

Family
Genus
Cardamine
Order
Brassicales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

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

Cardamine bulbosa (Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. is commonly known as bulbous bittercress or spring cress. It is a perennial plant that belongs to the mustard family. This species is native to a large widespread area of eastern North America, occurring in both Canada and the United States. Its natural habitat consists of moist soils in bottomland forests and swamps, and it is often found growing in calcareous areas. In late spring and early summer, it produces white flowers that grow well above its foliage. Its leaves are edible, and they have a peppery taste.

Photo: (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael J. Papay · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae Cardamine

More from Brassicaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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