| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Cardamine pulchella (Hook.f. & Thomson) Al-Shehbaz & G.Yang |
| Bibliography | Harvard Pap. Bot. 3: 77 (1998) |
| Native Range | w. & sc. China to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-4600m |
| Description | basal leaf single, pinnate, terminal leaflet broadly ovate, stem leaves similar, raceme 2-5-flowered, sepals ovate, petals broadly obovate, 5-8mm long, rounded |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | deep purple, mauve |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Loxostemon pulchellus Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |