Monday, April 12, 2010

cardamine pratensis


Cuckoo flower(english)
Berro de prado(spanish)
Native to most of europa and western asia, the Cuckoo flower likes to grow in wet pastures and close to water.The Cuckoo flower is pretty to see and in the fields where its grows,especially in dense numbers it make's a beautiful sight.In folklore it is said to be sacred by fairies and cannot  be taken inside as that brings bad luck.The Cuckoo flower has medicinal properties and also nutricinal value.It should be collected when flowering.From Galicia

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