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Large Toothwort

Cardamine maxima

Feeds the food chain

A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.

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Large Toothwort

Where it grows

Rich deciduous woodlands, floodplains

Growing Large Toothwort

Type: Wildflower
Bloom: April–May
Flowers: White & pink
Light: Part shade, Full shade
Soil: Moist
Mature size: 20–40 cm

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