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 survived in several glacial refugia in the Alps, the western Carpathians and Dinaric Alps from where it spread to nearby arear.^[4] A creeping perennial, in the garden it is recommended as a ground cover in shady areas.^[2][3]

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