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Cardamine glacialis (G.Forst.) DC.  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesCardamine glacialis (G.Forst.) DC. 
BibliographySyst. Nat. 2: 264 (1821)
Native Ranges. Argentina to s. Chile, Subantarctic Islands
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude0-1500m
Descriptionlower leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-11, glabrous, petiolate, terminal leaflet ovate to orbiculate, dentate to entire, the lateral ovate to oblong, flowers in raceme, petals 4-7mm
Size5-45cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCardamine antiscorbutica Banks ex Griseb.
Cardamine antiscorbutica var. andicola Albov
Cardamine antiscorbutica var. umbrosa Albov
Cardamine ciliata Phil.
Cardamine glacialis ssp. litoralis (Phil.) O.E.Schulz
Cardamine glacialis var. pubescens Phil. ex O.E.Schulz
Cardamine glacialis var. soehrensii (Phil.) O.E.Schulz
Cardamine gongylodes Phil.
Cardamine hirsuta var. antiscorbutica (Banks ex Griseb.) Reiche
Cardamine hirsuta var. glacialis (G.Forst.) Hook.f.
Cardamine hirsuta var. magellanica (Phil.) Macloskie
Cardamine hirsuta var. simplicifolia Hook. & Arn.
Cardamine hirsuta var. soehrensii (Phil.) Reiche
Cardamine litoralis Phil.
Cardamine magellanica Phil.
Cardamine palenae Phil.
Cardamine propinqua Carmich.
Cardamine soehrensii Phil.
Cardamine strictula Steud.
Crucifera magellanica (Phil.) E.H.L.Krause
Sisymbrium glaciale G.Forst.
Sisymbrium grandiflorum Molina
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South)
9 Antarctic
     90 Subantarctic Islands (FAL Falkland Is., KEG Kerguelen)
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