Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Cardamine franchetiana Diels |
Synonyms | Loxostemon delavayi Franch. |
Loxostemon smithii O.E.Schulz | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2300-4800m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, pinnatipartite, terminal leaflet oblong, 4-10mm, stem leaves similar, raceme 3-8-flowered, sepals ovate, petals suborbiculate, 6-9mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, lavender |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem erect |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
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 , Qinghai , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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