Cardamine pratensis
Meadow Bitter Cress or Cuckoo Flower
Flower Top
Hudson Bay Regional Park
19-June-2014
Note there are four petals, which is characteristic of the Cruciferae family.
Pratensis: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this species.
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plants of northern bogs and springy places |
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taller plants; NOT [dwarf plants, 3-10 cm tall] |
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stem leaves deeply divided to pinnate; NOT [stem leaves entire or dentate, not lobed or divided] |
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usually more flowers; NOT [flowers 1-5] |
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flowers 15-25 mm across; NOT [flowers 3-10 mm across] (BF) |
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petals 8-13 mm long; NOT [petals 1.5-4 mm long] (FOA)
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![]() | Cardamine Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this genus.
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![]() | Cruciferae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora leading to this family.
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