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milkmaids

Cardamine californica

Milkmaids are pretty little flowers that bloom in spring. They have delicate white petals and grow in shady places, making them a lovely sight in the forest!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The milkmaids has slender green stems often topped with small clusters of four-petaled white or pale pink flowers. Its leaves are typically basal, dark green, and somewhat rounded or lobed, forming a rosette near the ground. The simple white flowers distinguish it from many other early spring blooms.

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milkmaids

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

It's related to tasty watercress and radishes!

Its seeds can pop out and scatter far away!

Often found growing under tall redwood trees!

Some people call it 'bittercress' because of its peppery taste!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Winter Wake-Up

milkmaids can bloom in late winter, providing nectar for early-rising insects when most other plants are still dormant.

Fähigkeit

Speedy Spreader

milkmaids can quickly colonize forest floors by readily self-seeding, helping it spread and thrive in its habitat.

Fähigkeit

Leafy Lifeline

milkmaids has basal leaves that stay green through much of the year, providing a consistent food source for some browsing animals.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-50 cm
Ausbreitung
15-30 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1.5 cm
Blütezeit
Winter to spring
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Collects nectar and pollen from early blooms.

pollinates

Yellow-faced bumblebee

Bombus vosnesenskii

Important native pollinator of its flowers.

eaten by

Mule deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Browses on its tender leaves and shoots.

eats

Cabbage white butterfly

Pieris rapae

Larvae may feed on its leaves due to family relation.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always look but don't touch wildflowers, so they can keep growing for everyone to enjoy!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von milkmaids?

10-50 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von milkmaids?

15-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von milkmaids?

0.5-1.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von milkmaids?

Winter to spring

Was ist der/die/das essbar von milkmaids?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von milkmaids?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von milkmaids?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von milkmaids?

Insekten

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