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Cardamine vulgaris Phil.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesCardamine vulgaris Phil. 
BibliographyLinnaea 28: 665 (1856)
Native RangePeru, s. Argentina to c. & s. Chile, Juan Fernándes Islands
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatbogs, marshes
Altitude0-3400m
Descriptionlower leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-5, terminal leaflet suborbiculate, the lateral oblanceolate, entire, stem leaves smaller, flowers 3-8 in raceme, petals narrowly oblanceolate
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring
division after flowering and in fall
SynonymsCardamine garaventae O.E.Schulz
Cardamine grandjotii O.E.Schultz
Cardamine hirsuta var. vulgaris (Phil.) Reiche
Cardamine vulgaris var. oligozyga O.E.Schulz
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (PER Peru)
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South, JNF Juan Fernández Is.)
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