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Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis White flowers with 4 petals and 6 stamens and alternate leaves.<br /> <br /> It gets its common name from this explanation from herbalist John Gerard: &quot;These floure for the most part in Aprill and May, when the Cuckow begins to sing her pleasant notes without stammering.&quot;<br /> <br /> Habitat: Pondside; deciduous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102795/cuckoo_flower_-_cardamine_pratensis.html" title="Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/102795_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=x05nC5K%2FBYyhlwnlVFAra2HBRP0%3D" width="200" height="184" alt="Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis White flowers with 4 petals and 6 stamens and alternate leaves.<br /> <br /> It gets its common name from this explanation from herbalist John Gerard: &quot;These floure for the most part in Aprill and May, when the Cuckow begins to sing her pleasant notes without stammering.&quot;<br /> <br /> Habitat: Pondside; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102793/cuckoo_flower_-_cardamine_pratensis.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102794/cuckoo_flower_-_cardamine_pratensis.html Cardamine pratensis,Cuckooflower,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102794/cuckoo_flower_-_cardamine_pratensis.html" title="Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/102794_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=OWmLHMc5Efs5Jt1XIvYC%2F8oUMmY%3D" width="110" height="152" alt="Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis White flowers with 4 petals and 6 stamens and alternate leaves.<br /> <br /> It gets its common name from this explanation from herbalist John Gerard: &quot;These floure for the most part in Aprill and May, when the Cuckow begins to sing her pleasant notes without stammering.&quot;<br /> <br /> Habitat: Pondside; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102793/cuckoo_flower_-_cardamine_pratensis.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102795/cuckoo_flower_-_cardamine_pratensis.html Cardamine pratensis,Cuckooflower,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Cardamine pratensis,Cuckooflower,Geotagged,Spring,United States,cardamine,cuckoo flower Click/tap to enlarge

Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis

White flowers with 4 petals and 6 stamens and alternate leaves.

It gets its common name from this explanation from herbalist John Gerard: "These floure for the most part in Aprill and May, when the Cuckow begins to sing her pleasant notes without stammering."

Habitat: Pondside; deciduous forest

Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis White flowers with 4 petals and 6 stamens and alternate leaves.<br /> <br /> It gets its common name from this explanation from herbalist John Gerard: "These floure for the most part in Aprill and May, when the Cuckow begins to sing her pleasant notes without stammering."<br /> <br /> Habitat: Pondside; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102793/cuckoo_flower_-_cardamine_pratensis.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102794/cuckoo_flower_-_cardamine_pratensis.html Cardamine pratensis,Cuckooflower,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis White flowers with 4 petals and 6 stamens and alternate leaves.<br /> <br /> It gets its common name from this explanation from herbalist John Gerard: "These floure for the most part in Aprill and May, when the Cuckow begins to sing her pleasant notes without stammering."<br /> <br /> Habitat: Pondside; deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102793/cuckoo_flower_-_cardamine_pratensis.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102795/cuckoo_flower_-_cardamine_pratensis.html Cardamine pratensis,Cuckooflower,Geotagged,Spring,United States

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The Cuckooflower

Cardamine pratensis (cuckooflower or lady's smock), is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native throughout most of Europe and Western Asia. The specific name pratensis is Latin for "meadow".

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Uploaded Oct 10, 2020. Captured May 15, 2020 22:38 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
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  • ISO100
  • 100mm