Cardamine diphylla

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Cardamine diphylla
Toothwort (Dentaria diphylla).jpg
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cardamine
Species:
C. diphylla
Binomial name
Cardamine diphylla
Synonyms [3]
Homotypic Synonyms
    • Dentaria diphyllaMichx.
Heterotypic Synonyms
    • Dentaria bifoliaStokes
    • Dentaria incisaSmall

Cardamine diphylla (broadleaf toothwort, crinkle root, crinkle-root, crinkleroot, pepper root, twin-leaved toothwort, twoleaf toothwort, toothwort) is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is a spring flowering woodland plant that is native to eastern North America.

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Description

Botanical illustration of Cardamine diphylla (1913) Cardamine diphylla BB-1913.png
Botanical illustration of Cardamine diphylla (1913)

A member of the mustard family, it is typified by a four petal flower which blooms in a cluster on a single stalk above a single pair of toothed stem leaves each divided into three broad leaflets. After flowering, narrow seedpods appear just below the flower cluster. It grows approximately 30 cm (12 in) tall.[ citation needed ]

Taxonomy

Cardamine diphylla was first described as Dentaria diphylla by the French botanist André Michaux in 1803. [4] The American botanist Alphonso Wood placed Dentaria diphyllaMichx. in genus Cardamine in 1870. [2] [5] The name Cardamine diphylla(Michx.) Alph.Wood is widely used today. [3] [6]

Cardamine diphylla is a member of the Cardamine concatenata alliance, a monophyletic group of eastern North American species that includes Cardamine angustata , Cardamine concatenata , Cardamine diphylla, Cardamine dissecta , Cardamine incisa , and Cardamine maxima . [7] All members of the alliance were previously placed in genus DentariaTourn. ex L., which is now considered to be a synonym for CardamineL. [8]

Distribution and habitat

Cardamine diphylla is native to eastern North America. Its wide range extends north to Québec and Nova Scotia, south to Georgia and Alabama, and west to Wisconsin. [7] It is known to occur in the following provinces and states: [3] [9]

Its distribution is centered in the Great Lakes region of North America. [10] It is found in moist woodlands usually in edge habitats and blooms from April to June. [11]

Ecology

The West Virginia white butterfly (Pieris virginiensis) lays its eggs on this plant as well as C. laciniata. The larvae also feed on this plant. [12] As with Pieris oleracea , Pieris virginiensis mistakes garlic mustard for its host plants, making eradication of it important for their continued survival. Garlic mustard also competes with the plants for space and nutrients. [13]

Conservation

The global conservation status of Cardamine diphylla is secure (G5). [1]

Uses

Medicinal

The ground root is mixed with vinegar by the Algonquin people of Quebec and used as a relish. [14] They also give an infusion to children to treat fevers, and use an infusion of the plant and sweet flag root to treat heart disease. [15] The Cherokee use a poultice of the root for headaches, chew the root for colds and gargle an infusion for sore throats. [16] The Lenape use the roots as a stomach medicine, [17] and use an infusion of the roots combined with other plants as a treatment for scrofula and venereal disease. [18] The Delaware Nation of Oklahoma use a compound containing the root as a stomach remedy, for scrofula, and for venereal disease. [19]

The Iroquois take an infusion of the whole plant to strengthen the breasts. [20] They also chew the raw root for stomach gas, apply a poultice of roots to swellings, take a cold infusion of the plant for fever and for "summer complaint, drink a cold infusion of the roots for "when love is too strong", and use an infusion of the roots when "heart jumps and the head goes wrong." [21] They also use a compound for chest pains. [22] They also take an infusion of the plant at the beginning of tuberculosis. [23] The Malecite use an infusion of the roots as a tonic, [24] and chew green or dried roots for hoarseness. [25] The Micmac use the root as a sedative, to clear the throat and for hoarseness, and use the root as a tonic. [26]

Culinary

The Abenaki use it as a condiment. [27] The Cherokee parboil and rinse the stems and leaves, add hot grease, salt & water & boiled them until they are soft as potherbs. They also use the leaves in salads, [28] and smoke the plant. [29] The Iroquois eat the roots raw with salt or boiled. [30] The Ojibwa mix the roots with salt, vinegar, or sugar and use them as a condiment. [31]

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References

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