Name: Cardamine bulbosa	Description: Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae) Growth Form: Perennial from a swollen base, usually with 1 or more bulbs. Stems: Upright, often without branches, smooth, up to 18 inches tall. Leaves: Basal leaves oval to nearly round, smooth, sometimes with teeth, to 1 1/2 inches long, on long stalks; stem-leaves alternate, oblong, smooth, coarsely toothed or without teeth, up to 2 inches long without a stalk. Flower Arrangement: Several in a terminal raceme. Flowers:  About 1/2-inch across, on smooth stalks up to 1 inch long. Petals: 4, white, much longer than the sepals. Stamens: 6 Pistil: Ovary superior. Fruits: "Pods" elongated, flat, smooth, erect, up to 1 inch long, with the persistent style prominent; seeds several, oval.	Discussion: The young stems and leaves of the bulbous cress may be used in salads.
Image:	Location: Habitat: Wet woods; sometimes in water. Range: Throughout the state.	Waypoint:  N 38 degrees 34.755 minutes W 89 degrees 04.146 minutes Elevation 475 feet

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