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Cardamine pratensis

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Cuckoo-flower

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130185
Element CodePDBRA0K0Z0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusCardamine
Other Common Names
Cardamine des prés (FR) cuckoo flower (EN) Meadow Bittercress (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 7, 2010) elevates Cardamine pratensis var. angustifolia (= C. nymanii) to full species. Therefore according to FNA, Kartesz's (1994) C. pratensis var. pratensis is equivalent to C. pratensis.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-02-16
Change Date1984-02-16
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
WisconsinS3Yes
MaineSNANo
MichiganSNRYes
MinnesotaS2Yes
ConnecticutSNANo
IndianaSNANo
MassachusettsSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNANo
VermontSNANo
VirginiaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
New HampshireSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
AlaskaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
NunavutSNRYes
Yukon TerritorySNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
LabradorSNANo
SaskatchewanSNRYes
AlbertaSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
OntarioSNRYes
QuebecSNRYes
ManitobaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.