Nederlands: Pinksterbloem
Español: Berro de prado - Cardamina de los prados - Mastuerzo de prado
Français: Cardamine des prés - Cresson des prés
Deutsch: Wiesen-Schaumkraut
Family: Brassicaceae - Cabbage family
Flowering time: April-June
Height: 15-50 cm
Altitude: to 2300m
Colour: pale lilac-pink, white, lavender
Habitat: damp habitats, marshes, stream margins, meadows, open woodland, roadsides,
Distribution: Native throughout most of Europe. In some European countries, including Germany, the plant is under threat.
Note: The name pratensis is Latin for ´meadow´. It is a food plant for the Orange Tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines). Pollinated by bee-flies and long-tongued hoverflies. In some European countries, including Germany, the plant is under threat and it is on the European Red List of Vascular Plants.
Related key words: Rotterdam, Kralingse Bos, natuurtuin Zoetermeer, aquatic species, Bittercress
