Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Cardamine nipponica Franch. & Sav. |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Jap. 1: 281 (1875) |
Native Range | n. & c. Japan, Taiwan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, 5-7-jugate, terminal leaflet suborbiculate, 2-6mm long, stem leaves similar, raceme 6-10-flowered, sepals oblong, petals spathulate, 5-6mm long |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cardamine nipponica var. happoensis K.Imai |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, TAI Taiwan) |