Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Cardamine calthifolia H.Lév. |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2400-3000m |
Description | sparsely pilose, basal leaves carnose, petiolate, reniform, glabrous, stem leaves similar, smaller, flowers in raceme, pedicellate, sepals ovate, petals obovate, 7-10mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pink, violet, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China Southeast ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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