Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Cardamine volckmannii Phil. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 33: 7 (1864) |
Native Range | w. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2000-3800m |
Description | glabrous, lower stem leaves pinnate, petiolate, leaflets 5-9, terminal leaflet orbiculate, entire, lateral leaflets ovate, flowers in corymbose raceme, petals oblong, 6-9mm |
Size | 8-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cardamine petiolulata Phil. ex O.E.Schulz Cardamine stricta Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |