Question: Hello, Found this plant in mid-May in Southeastern CT; it was roughly 8 inches in ht. had white bell-shaped flowers …
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Hello, Found this plant in mid-May in Southeastern CT; it was roughly 8 inches in ht. had white bell-shaped flowers with four petals in a loose raceme. The lower leaves were rounded heart shaped. The habitat was a moist lowland near a stream in a deciduous. Thanks
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Dear eehrlich, this is Cardamine bulbosa (bulbous bitter-cress), a native member of the mustard family. It is most often found in wet or seasonally wet soils and along stream courses.
