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Cardamine maxima (Nutt.) Alph.Wood  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesCardamine maxima (Nutt.) Alph.Wood 
BibliographyAmer. Bot. Fl.: 38 (1870)
Native Rangese. Canada to ne. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Descriptionglabrous, basal leaves ternate, petiolate, leaflets broadly ovate to oblong, coarsely dentate to pinnatifid, raceme ebracteate, petals oblanceolate, 1-2cm long
Size10-30cm
Colorwhite, rose
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCardamine anomala (Eames) K.Schum.
Dentaria anomala Eames
Dentaria maxima Nutt.
Dentaria maxima f. albiflora Louis-Marie
Dentaria maxima f. aphylla Louis-Marie
Territory7 Northern America
     72 Eastern Canada (NBR New Brunswick, ONT Ontario, QUE Québec)
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (WIS Wisconsin)
     75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, VER Vermont)
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