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Macropodium nivale (Pall.) W.T.Aiton  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesMacropodium nivale (Pall.) W.T.Aiton 
BibliographyHort. Kew. 4: 108 (1812)
Native Ranges. Siberia to Mongolia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionstems glabrous, leaves elliptic to lanceolate, glabrous, petiolate, obtusely serrate, the upper sessile, entire, raceme long, flowers patent, petals linear, 6-10mm
Size20-60cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArabis nivalis (Pall.) Spreng.
Cardamine nivalis Pall.
Cleome nivalis Vahl ex DC.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     36 China (CHX Xinjiang)
     37 Mongolia
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