| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Cardamine chilensis DC. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Nat. 2: 254 (1821) |
| Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | basal leaves simple, petiolate, oblanceolate to ovate, subglabrous, minutely ciliate, entire, obtuse, flowers in bracteate raceme, petals oblanceolate, 2-4mm, obtuse |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | early spring |
| 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 callitrichoides Speg. Cardamine chilensis var. angustifolia O.E.Schulz Cardamine chilensis var. nana (Barnéoud) O.E.Schulz Cardamine chilensis var. valdiviana (Phil.) Phil. Cardamine micropetala Phil. Cardamine nana Barnéoud Cardamine ramosissima var. micropetala (Phil.) Reiche Cardamine solisii Phil. Cardamine valdiviana Phil. Cardamine valdiviana var. callitrichoides (Speg.) O.E.Schulz Cardamine vulgaris var. micropetala (Phil.) O.E.Schulz |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |