BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Cardamine pratensis L. (Lady’s Smock, Cuckoo Flower)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Cardamine pratensis In flower 13 May 2001 Berks England 4
Cardamine pratensis Plant 13 May 2000 Berks England 3
Cardamine pratensis Plant 6 May 2000 Berks England 5
Cardamine pratensis Plant 3 April 1977 N. Hants England 2
Cardamine pratensis Plant 2 May 1971 (Norfolk) England 1
Cardamine pratensis Plant 3 May 1970 (Norfolk) England 1
Cardamine pratensis Plant 2 May 1970 (Norfolk) England 1

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos
Variety Cardamine pratensis var plenum (Double Lady's Smock) 5

Suggested Literature

General Works

D'Oyly, M., 2005 Cuckoo Flowers

Cardamine pratensis may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
BRASSICACEAE
(cabbages, cresses etc - formerly Cruciferae)
Cardamine
(bitter-cresses)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Cardamine pratensis:

(live) live is parasitised by colony Peronospora parasitica - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
(live) live is parasitised by Erysiphe cruciferarum - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) Foreign Ing, B., 1990
is foodplant of larva Ceutorhynchus cochleariae - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Ceutorhynchus pervicax - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous colony of Ramularia anamorph Ramularia cardamines - an anamorphic fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes greenish or pale brown spots 1-5mm diam., sometimes with yellow haloes]

Cardamine pratensis may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
BRASSICACEAE
(cabbages, cresses etc - formerly Cruciferae)
Cardamine
(bitter-cresses)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews