Cardamine dentata Schultes. American Cuckoo-flower, Lady's-smock, White Cuckoo-flower. Phen: Apr-Jul. Hab: Seeps, bogs, and swamps. Dist: NS and QC west to MB, south to NJ, VA, and OH.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: The Eurasian C. pratensis, with pink (vs. white) flowers, is introduced in ne. North America. These two taxa are not always regarded as separable (see synonymy).
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NE; = Cardamine pratensis L. var. palustris Wimm. & Graebn. – C, F, G, Il; < Cardamine pratensis L. – FNA7, K3, Mi, NY, Pa, Va; < Cardamine pratensis L. var. pratensis – K1, Rollins (1993)
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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