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Cardamine pratensis
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Cardamine pratensis is a species of plant in the family Brassicaceae. It belongs to the genus Cardamine and is classified within the order Brassicales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. Common names for this taxon include cuckoo flower, blodyn llefrith, Pinksterbloem, and řeřišnice luční. The species has been documented as a medicinal plant.
The taxon range includes China, and the plant has been introduced to British Columbia, New Zealand North, and New Zealand South. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2011. Occurrence records number 781,599, while specific biological records total 6,094, accompanied by 5,211 media files. These records are associated with institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums and the University of Maine, and are found in the United States and Canada.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyBrassicaceae
Common Name: cuckoo flowers
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6,094
- With media
- 5,211
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, QUE, MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND, CM, UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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Encyclopedic overview
Cardamine pratensis, the cuckoo flower, lady's smock, mayflower, or milkmaids, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is a perennial herb native to Eurasia.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cardamine pratensis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.