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Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis

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Cuckoo Flower Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis dylan Avon Gorge 27 Apr 2021, 3:35 p.m. 26 Apr 2021, 4:42 p.m.
Cuckoo Flower Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis dylan Horfield Common 13 Aug 2020, 6:08 p.m. 7 May 2020, 5:21 p.m.
Cuckoo Flower Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis dylan Horfield Common 13 Aug 2020, 6:08 p.m. 7 May 2020, 5:21 p.m.
Cuckoo Flower Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis dylan Horfield Common 13 Aug 2020, 6:08 p.m. 7 May 2020, 5:22 p.m.
Cuckoo Flower Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis dylan Horfield Common 13 Aug 2020, 6:08 p.m. 7 May 2020, 5:22 p.m.
Cuckoo Flower Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis dylan Horfield Common 13 Aug 2020, 6:08 p.m. 7 May 2020, 5:22 p.m.

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Species Description

Common and widespread throughout the UK. Habitat includes: Damp places with moderately fertile soil that is seasonally waterlogged such as wet grassland, damp meadows / pasture (rush pasture in upland areas), marshland, fens, flushes, bryophyte-rich springs, pond margins, river / stream banks, road side verges, ditches woodland etc. Other names include: Our Lady's Smock, Milkmaids, Fairy Flower, May Flower, Coco Plant. Flowers: April to June. Perennial. Height: Up to 50 cm. Named Cuckoo flower because it is said to open as the first Cuckoo arrives. Main food plant for the Orange-tip and Green-veined White Butterfly caterpillars.