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Family: Brassicaceae
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: March - May
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: April - May
Flowering in early spring with white or very pale pink flowers, Cut-leaf Toothwort typically has three sets of leaves coming off its stem at time of flowering. Each set comprises 3-5 leaflets which are deeply cut into lobes or teeth. No basal leaves are present at flowering time.
Compare with Slender Toothwort (Cardamine angustata) which usually has only two sets of leaves coming off its stem, only slightly cut leaflets, and which may have larger, ovoid basal leaves at flowering time. Slender Toothwort's flowers tend to be pinker than Cut-leaf Toothwort's white or almost white flowers (except in bud stage).
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6 April 2006
Bull Run Regional Park, Centreville, VA 
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9 April 2013
Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park, VA 
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19 March 2006
Turkey Run, George Washington Scenic Parkway, Langley, VA 
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19 March 2006
Turkey Run, George Washington Scenic Parkway, Langley, VA 
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6 April 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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5 April 2013
Scotts Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA 
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5 April 2013
Scotts Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA 
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4 April 2015
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Landmark, VA 
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