Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Cardamine rupicola (O.E.Schulz) C.L.Hitchc. |
Bibliography | Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 17: 474 (1964) |
Native Range | Montana |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2200-2700m |
Description | rootstock bulbous, basal leaves palmatipinnate, segments 3-5, oval, mucronate, stem leaves 1-3 pinnate, segments elliptic-oblong, flowers in raceme, petals 1cm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cardamine californica var. rupicola O.E.Schulz Dentaria rupicola (O.E.Schulz) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana) |