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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)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSNRYes
SaskatchewanSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
QuebecSNRYes
NunavutSNRYes
British ColumbiaSNANo
ManitobaSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSNANo
LabradorSNANo
Yukon TerritorySNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
AlbertaSNRYes
New BrunswickSNANo
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New HampshireSNANo
VirginiaSNRYes
MinnesotaS2Yes
New YorkS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MaineSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
IndianaSNANo
MichiganSNRYes
ConnecticutSNANo
MassachusettsSNRYes
WisconsinS3Yes
PennsylvaniaSNANo
AlaskaS5Yes
VermontSNANo
OhioSNRYes
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.