Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Cardamine geraniifolia (Poir.) DC. |
Bibliography | Syst. Nat. 2: 268 (1821) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 0-600m |
Description | basal leaves pinnate, petiolate, lateral leaflets 2-4 pairs, ovate, 2-6cm, pubescent, lobate to serrate, acute, raceme ebracteate, 8-15-flowered, petals obovate, 10-15mm |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dentaria geraniifolia (Poir.) Reiche Sisymbrium geraniifolium Poir. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |