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cuckooflower

Cardamine maxima

Cardamine pratensis

Flowering time April-May
Habitat Disturbed areas including lawns and forest edges of urban and suburban areas.
Distribution
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Currently known only from King County in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to Oregon; more commonly found in northeastern North America.
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Origin Introduced from Europe
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
C. angulata, C. bellidifolia, C. breweri, C. cordifolia, C. corymbosa, C. flexuosa, C. hirsuta, C. nuttallii, C. occidentalis, C. occulta, C. oligosperma, C. pensylvanica, C. pratensis, C. umbellata
C. angulata, C. bellidifolia, C. breweri, C. cordifolia, C. corymbosa, C. flexuosa, C. hirsuta, C. nuttallii, C. occidentalis, C. occulta, C. oligosperma, C. pensylvanica, C. umbellata
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