Brassicaceae

Large toothwort

Cardamine maxima (Nutt.) Wood

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cardamine

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Large toothwort (Cardamine maxima) — FlowerPhoto: Sarah Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: حرف كبير, الحرف الكبير
English: Large toothwort

Synonyms

Cardamine anomala K.Schum.
Dentaria anomala Eames
Dentaria maxima Nutt.
Dentaria maxima f. albiflora Louis-Marie
Dentaria maxima f. aphylla Louis-Marie

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 30 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Sarah Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lynn Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mara McHaffie, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kari Moreland, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jacob Read, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.