Incised Toothwort (Cardamine incisa K.Schum.)
Also known as Eames' toothwort, incised bittercress; also classified as Cardamine ×incisa.
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| Not Present |
This map is based on our research. We have checked its accuracy to Level 4 ecoregions. Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
This species is endemic to a small region: in Western Connecticut, mostly along the Housatonic River, and has also been observed near the north end of Candlewood Lake, and in New York state, north of Mohonk Lake.
↑Notes
We prefer the name "Incised toothwort" among the common names even though it is less commonly-used. The Cardamine genus is alternatively called either toothwort or bittercress, with the species that have larger, toothed leaves and grow in forests tending to be called "toothworts" whereas the species with narrower leaves that tend to inhabit open areas being more likely to be called "bittercress". Of the two groupings, this species more closely resembles others called "toothwort" so we prefer that name. We do not like the descriptor "Eaves'" because it not only is an honorific name that describes nothing else about the plant, but it also does not match the scientific epithet. The modifier "incised" is not only descriptive (referencing the deeply-cut teeth along the leaf margins) but it is both a cognate and literal translation of the scientific epithet incisa, so it is as close to a one-to-one correspondence with the scientific name as one can get.
↑Links & External Resources
• Cardamine ×incisa (bittercress) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Cardamine X incisa | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Cardamine incisa | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Cardamine incisa K.Schum. | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)
