Cuckooflower, Barloch Moor
Introduction
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Cuckooflower, Barloch Moor
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 13 May 2020
Cuckooflower, also known as lady's smock, Cardamine pratensis, is one of the caterpillar foodplants for the orange-tip butterfly. A tiny orange egg can just be seen on the flower stalk in the middle of the photograph.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.946216
Longitude
-4.317032