A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Last updated 1/22/2022 by David Giblin.
Cardamine pratensis L.[FNA7, HC2]
cuckooflower
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 656. 1753.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: FNA7: "The taxonomy of Cardamine pratensis in North America requires further detailed study. Most, if not all, populations of this species were introduced from Europe. Some specimens resemble the European C. dentata Schultes (high polyploid, characterized by all leaves, including distalmost, pinnate with petiolate and sometimes deciduous leaflets) and these populations might be native."
References:
» Ryan, F. J. and D. R. Ayers. 2000. Molecular markers indicate two cryptic, genetically different populations of Russian thistle (Salsola tragus) in California. Canadian Journal of Botany 78: 59-67.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Cardamine pratensis L. var. pratensis[Rollins 1993a]
