Toothwort
Cardamine diphylla
also know as Dentaria diphylla
from Nearctica
Identification: Flowers white, relatively large, becoming pink with old age. A single pair of stem leaves divided into three wide leaflets almost opposite each other on the stem. Basal leaves similar to stem leaves. Plant 8 to 14 inches in height.
Distribution: Primarily a northern species occurring through southeastern Canada to the northern United States and southward in the mountains to Georgia and Mississippi.
Habitat: This species is found in wet woods.
Flowering period: April to June.
The edible rhizomes have a pungent flavor similar to that of watercress, giving the name pepperwort to some species. D. diphylla, also called crinkleroot, is common to the E United States and was eaten raw or boiled by the Iroquois.