Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Cardamine gracilis (O.E.Schulz) T.Y.Cheo & R.C.Fang |
Bibliography | Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 6: 27 (1980) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 2400-3300m |
Description | glabrous, stem leaves pinnatipartite, segments linear, dentate, acute, terminal segment narrowly obovate, raceme 10-20-flowered, petals spathulate, 6-8mm long, dark striate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | lavender-blue |
Bloom | 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 multijuga var. gracilis O.E.Schulz |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |