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Cardamine nuttallii Greene  ( probably Cardamine pulcherrima (Robins.) Greene but remains to be resolved)          Slender Toothwort

Plants with long fleshy rootstocks; basal leaves long - petiolate; blades orbicular or cordate, usually simple but sometimes 3-5 - lobed or compound; cauline leaves 1-3, usually above mid-length of stem; blades compound with 3-5 lanceolate, entire, leaflets: racemes few-flowered; petals pink ro purplish, 9-14 mm long; siliques 1.5-5 cm long, 2 mm broad; style slender, 3-6 mm long; moist woods.             (Dentaria tenella)

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