PLANTS Profile for Cardamine pratensis (cuckoo flower)

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PLANTS Profile

Cardamine pratensis L.
cuckoo flower

Symbol:

CAPR3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Brassicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 184. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Cardamine pratensis L.

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Distribution:
Cardamine pratensis L.


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USA (AK, CT, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Cardamine pratensis L.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 40 species in Cardamine or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Cardamine pratensis L. var. angustifolia Hook.. .

Cardamine pratensis var. angustifolia
cuckoo flower

Distribution of Cardamine pratensis L. var. pratensis. .

Cardamine pratensis var. pratensis
cuckoo flower

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Cardamine pratensis L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Capparales
Family	Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus	Cardamine L. – bittercress
Species	Cardamine pratensis L. – cuckoo flower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cardamine pratensis L.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Cardamine pratensis var. palustris [=CAPRP]
cuckoo flower		Endangered
Massachusetts:
Cardamine pratensis var. palustris [=CAPRP]
fen cuckoo flower		Threatened
New Hampshire:
Cardamine pratensis var. palustris [=CAPRP]
cuckoo flower		Endangered
Ohio:
Cardamine pratensis var. palustris [=CAPRP]
American cuckoo-flower		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cardamine pratensis L.

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Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Cardamine pratensis L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22773.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 11/24/2009 11:36 AM MST