Cardamine trifolia

Cardamine trifolia, the trefoil cress, trifoliate bittercress, or three-leaved cuckoo flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.[2][3] It is native to central and southern Europe, and has been introduced to Great Britain.[1] It appears to have spread from glacial refugia in the Austrian Alps, the western Carpathians, and a part of northern Italy extending into the Dinaric Alps of the former Yugoslavia.[4] A creeping perennial, in the garden it is recommended as a ground cover in shady areas.[2][3]

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    Habit
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    Leaf

Cardamine trifolia
Inflorescence
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cardamine
Species:
C. trifolia
Binomial name
Cardamine trifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Cardamine trifolia var. bijuga O.E.Schulz
  • Crucifera trifolia E.H.L.Krause
  • Dentaria alternifolia Dalla Torre

References
  1. "Cardamine trifolia L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. "Cardamine trifolia". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023. Common Name: trifoliate bittercress
  3. "Cardamine trifolia three-leaved cuckoo flower". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023. Other common names; trefoil cress
  4. Willner, Wolfgang; Wessely, Johannes; Gattringer, Andreas; Moser, Dietmar; Záveská, Eliška; Dullinger, Stefan; Schönswetter, Peter; Hülber, Karl (2023). "Post‐glacial range formation of temperate forest understorey herbs – Insights from a spatio‐temporally explicit modelling approach". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 32 (7): 1046–1058. doi:10.1111/geb.13677. S2CID 258073660.


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