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Cardamine trifoliolata Hook.f. & Thomson  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesCardamine trifoliolata Hook.f. & Thomson 
BibliographyJ. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5: 145 (1861)
Native Rangesc. China to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude2500-4300m
Descriptionbasal leaves ternate, petiolate, terminal segment broadly obovate, lateral segments similar, smaller, raceme lax, 2-8-flowered, petals obovate or spathulate, 5-8mm long
Size5-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCardamine flexuosoides W.T.Wang
Cardamine flexuosoides var. glabricaulis W.T.Wang
Loxostemon smithii var. wenchuanensis Z.Y.Lan & T.Z.Cheo
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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