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Cardamine microphylla Adams  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesCardamine microphylla Adams 
BibliographyMém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 5: 111 (1817)
Native Rangec. & e. Siberia to Kamchatka, Subarctic America
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatgrassland
Altitude0-1600m
Descriptionglabrous, basal leaves small, pinnate, lateral segments 1-2 pairs, broadly ovate, entire, stem leaves ternate, flowers 5-8 in sparse raceme, siliques erect, 1-4cm long
Size5-12cm
Colorwhite, lavender
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCardamine minuta Willd. ex O.E.Schulz
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (BRY Buryatiya, KRA Krasnoyarsk, YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, MAG Magadan)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon)
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