Status
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Identification
- Flowers from April until June
- Flowers have four overlapping petals that are normally pale pink in colour
- The basal leaves are round/oval and in a loose rosette
- The stem leaves are very narrow with lots of leaflets
Cuckooflower is the larval food plant of the Orange-tip
butterfly
Habitat
Damp meadows or lawns, marshes, riverbanks
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2025
The following map is interactive. If you would prefer to view it full screen then click here.
How can you help
This species is
included in our spring flowering plants project. If you see the species please
submit your sighting. All information is very valuable.
Full list of
species included in the spring flowering plants project:
- Bluebell
- Common Dog-violet
- Cowslip
- Early Dog-violet
- Early-purple Orchid
- Lady’s smock (Cuckooflower)
- Lesser Celandine
- Lords-and Ladies
- Primrose
- Toothwort
- Wild Garlic
- Winter Heliotrope
- Wood Anemone
- Wood Sorrel
- Coltsfoot
- Three-cornered Garlic
Further information
This species is included in
the spring flowering plants project which is a collaboration between the
National Biodiversity Data Centre and the BSBI. It is hoped we can collect
valuable data to improve our knowledge of the current distribution of some
common plants. All data will be fully validated by both partners before loading
to Biodiversity Maps and being made available to the BSBI.