Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Cardamine franchetiana Diels |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 205 (1912) |
Native Range | sc. China to Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2300-4800m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, pinnatipartite, terminal leaflet oblong, 4-10mm, stem leaves similar, raceme 3-8-flowered, sepals ovate, petals suborbiculate, 6-9mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, lavender |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 | Loxostemon delavayi Franch. Loxostemon smithii O.E.Schulz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |