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Cardamine pentaphyllos (L.) Crantz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesCardamine pentaphyllos (L.) Crantz 
BibliographyCl. Crucif. Emend.: 127 (1769)
Native RangeFrance to Slovenia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude500-2100m
Descriptionstem leaves alternate, digitate, glabrous, leaflets serrate, flowers in dense raceme, sepals oblong, green, petals 18-22mm long, narrowly obovate, anthers yellow
Size20-50cm
Colorwhite, purple, violet
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 clusiana (Rchb.) Hayek
Cardamine digitata (Lam.) O.E.Schulz
Cardamine digitata var. glabra O.E.Schulz
Cardamine digitata var. pubescens O.E.Schulz
Crucifera pentaphylla (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Dentaria clusiana Rchb.
Dentaria digitata Lam.
Dentaria pentaphyllos L.
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia)
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