Species

Cardamine pratensis L.

Cuckooflower

Brassicaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Genus: Cardamine (Bittercress)

Synonyms

Cardamine pratensis
Cardamine nemorosa
Cardamine pratensis subsp. atlantica
Cardamine pratensis subsp. genuina
Cardamine pratensis subsp. major
Cardamine pratensis subsp. picra
Cardamine pratensis subsp. ullepiciana
Cardamine pratensis var. atlantica
Cardamine pratensis var. carpatica
Cardamine pratensis var. flore-pleno
Cardamine pratensis var. grandiflora
Cardamine pratensis var. macrantha
Cardamine pratensis var. parvifolia
Cardamine pratensis var. pleniflora
Cardamine pratensis var. pseudo-hirsuta
Cardamine pratensis var. pubescens
Cardamine pratensis var. subrivularis
Cardamine pratensis var. typica
Cardamine praticola
Cardamine udicola
Cardamine ullepiciana

Related species

Cardamine pratensis L. - Cuckooflower
Cardamine matthioli Moretti
Cardamine dentata Schult. - Dentate Bittercress
Cardamine amara L. - Large Bitter-Cress
Cardamine parviflora L. - Sand Bittercress
Cardamine flexuosa With. - Wavy Bitter-Cress
Cardamine hirsuta L. - Hairy Bitter-Cress
Cardamine impatiens L. - Narrow-Leaved Bitter-Cress
Cardamine resedifolia L. - Mignonette-Leaved Bittercress
Cardamine alpina Willd. - Alpine Bittercress
Cardamine trifolia L. - Trefoil Cress
Cardamine bulbifera (L.) Crantz - Coralroot
Cardamine heptaphylla (Vill.) O. E. Schulz - Pinnate Coralroot
Cardamine pentaphyllos (L.) Crantz - Five-Leaflet Bitter-Cress
Cardamine enneaphyllos (L.) Crantz - Drooping Bittercress

Traits


    10&#8211;60&#8239;cm tall, <ba><b>plants mostly growing with solitary stems</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <ba><b>light-violet</b></ba>. <span class="v1">petals:</span> <ba>spread</ba>, <ba><b>6&#8211;20&#8239;mm long</b></ba>, <ba><b>more than 2.5&#8209;...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Cardamine pratensis

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Cardamine pratensis

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Cardamine pratensis

Cardamine pratensis

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, parks, gardens

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