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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 /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/72010/cuckoo_flower_-_cardamine_pratensis.html" title="Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/72010_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=CQz8HY8kuDJMbMIUYEUvGW7Za7A%3D" width="108" 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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58344/cuckoo_flower.html Cardamine pratensis,Cuckooflower,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Cardamine,Cardamine pratensis,Cuckoo Flower,Geotagged,Spring,United States,flower,white,wildflower 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."

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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58344/cuckoo_flower.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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Similar species: Brassicales
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 17, 2018. Captured May 11, 2017 13:15 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/11.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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