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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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Cardamine |
| Species: | C. bulbosa
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| Natural range in North America | |
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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
- ^ a b "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ "Cardamine bulbosa (Spring Cress)". Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Cardamine bulbosa". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Cardamine bulbosa in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Cardamine bulbosa (bulbous bitter-cress): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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