Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Cardamine alpina Willd. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 481 (1800) |
Native Range | Alps, Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1900-3000m |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, long petiolate, entire, oval to orbiculate, 2-5cm, stem leaves entire to pinnatilobate, cuneate, flowers in short raceme, flowers pedicellate |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arabis bellidifolia Scop. Arabis bellidioides Lam. Cardamine bellidifolia All. Cardamine bellidifolia ssp. alpina (Willd.) Jaer Cardamine bellidifolia var. alpina (Willd.) DC. Cardamine bellidifolia var. subtriloba DC. Cardamine procumbens (Beauvis.) E.P.Perrier Crucifera bellidioides (Lam.) E.H.L.Krause Ghinia alpina Bubani |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |