Cuckoo Flower

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."

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Flown Kimmerling

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Sooo pretty! <3 Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks :) Posted 7 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

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Did you know all parts of this plant are edible? Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  I figured, but have never tried it. Have you? Have you had C. hirsuta? It is VERY peppery, but is good in salad dressing. The seeds are also very fun to pop :) Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
    Lion
    
    I have not tried either! I just recently read about it! Posted 7 years ago

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

Species identified by Christine Young