Cardamine

The Cardamine species are known as Milkmaids.
They are among the first noticeable flowers appearing every Spring.

Not long ago I would have said this one was Cardamine californicum var. integrifolia (AKA the Coast Milkmaid; formerly Cardamine integrifolia) but apparently that species has been lumped and no longer exists except as Cardamine californicum.

Coast milkmaids

Cardamine

Coast milkmaids

Coast milkmaids

Coast milkmaids

Coast milkmaids

Coast milkmaids

 

Most of the year they look like this:

Coast milkmaids

Coast milkmaids

Coast milkmaids

Coast milkmaids