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]

Cardamine bulbosa
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Cardamine
Species:	C. bulbosa
Binomial name
Cardamine bulbosa (Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Natural range in North America
Synonyms
Arabis bulbosa Schreb. ex Muhl. Arabis rhomboidea Pers. Cardamine rhomboídea (Pers.) DC. Dentaria rhomboidea (Pers.) Greene Dracamine bulbosa (BSP) Nieuwl.[1]

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]

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