Trefoil Cress

Cardamine trifolia

Cardamine trifolia, the trefoil cress, trifoliate bittercress, or three-leaved cuckoo flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to central and southern Europe, and has been introduced to Great Britain. It appears to have survived in several glacial refugia in the Alps, the western Carpathians and Dinaric Alps from where it spread to nearby area. A creeping perennial, in the garden it is recommended as a ground cover in shady areas.

Scientific name

Cardamine trifolia

Family

Brassicaceae