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Cardamine carnosa Waldst. & Kit.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesCardamine carnosa Waldst. & Kit. 
BibliographyDescr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 2: 137 (1804)
Native Rangew. & s. Balkan Peninsula
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatscree
Altitude1500-2870m
Descriptionleaves 4-6, thick, appressed hirsute, pinnatipartite, segments 3-7 pairs, obovate-cuneate, entire, flowers 4-12 in raceme, petals 6-9mm long, obovate
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPteroneurum carnosum (Waldst. & Kit.) DC.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia)
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