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Cuckoo flower

Cardamine pratensis

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialavril to mai
Cuckoo flower, photo 1 of 5
Cuckoo flower, In flower
Cuckoo flower, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows near water and in marshes. Flowers from April to May.

There are 80 observations of Cuckoo flower in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie34
  2. Capitale-Nationale14
  3. Outaouais11
  4. Montréal7
  5. Nord-du-Québec6
  6. Laurentides3
  7. Montérégie3
  8. Laval2

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Toothed bittercressCardamine dentata
Cuckoo flowerCardamine polemonioides
Dame's rocketHesperis matronalis
Bulbous bittercressCardamine bulbosa
Hairy bittercressCardamine hirsuta
Wild radishRaphanus raphanistrum
Pennsylvania BittercressCardamine pensylvanica