Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Cardamine breweri S.Watson |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 339 (1875) |
Native Range | w. Canada to n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 400-3200m |
Description | stem glabrous, leaves simple or the lower pinnate in 3-5 segments, orbiculate or oval, 5-9-lobate or dentate, flowers in raceme, petals 4mm long, siliques erect |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cardamine breweri var. leibergii (Holz.) C.L.Hitchc. Cardamine breweri var. orbicularis (Greene) Detling Cardamine callosicrenata Piper Cardamine foliacea Piper Cardamine hederifolia Greene Cardamine leibergii Holz. Cardamine modocensis Greene Cardamine oligosperma A.Gray Cardamine orbicularis Greene Cardamine sandbergii Holz. Cardamine vallicola Greene Cardamine vallicola ssp. leibergii (Holz.) O.E.Schulz |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |