Cuckooflower or Lady’s Smock

 

 

Flower, Cuckooflower, March 2014

 

Cardamine pratensis, so named because it usually flowers around the time the first cuckoo is heard.

Alternatively, called Lady’s Smock because its flowers resemble smocks hanging out to dry.

Picture taken March 20. Naming information from Discovering Wild Plant Names.

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